The Kane Gallery

For Sophie painting is her first language.  And she gives voice to the creatures we share this planet with in her evocative, vibrant paintings.  I've been working with Sophie for a couple of years now and am delighted to exhibit her work at my two permanent exhibitions at Berkeley House Hotel and The Shakespeare in Totterdown.  I am excited about her first solo show with The Kane Gallery 'Their Voice' at Bocabar Bristol.

Sophie: works mainly in acrylics, exploring the boundaries of expressive art, usually in the way of exuberant animal portraits.  After four years she is a prolific artist full time she is firmly established on the Bristol scene.

Kane Gallery Exhbitions

(click below for interviews and the exhibition)

THEIR VOICE - solo show at Bocabar, Glastonbury 1 August - 8 September 2019

Blog links

August 2019 Video interview 'Ruffle My Feathers' from THEIR VOICE

July 2019 Their Voice - Solo Exhibition at The Bocabar, Glastonbury

August 2018 A buzz about bees – interview with Sophie Long Upfest 2018

February 2018 Sophie’s naughty hand painted Valentines cards – present and card in one

July 2017  Upfest 2017 – Sophie Long her style flows with gravity accentuating the sadness in their eyes.

I caught up with Sophie at Upfest 2018

Originals Available

About how she creates her work (and the work at The Berkeley House Hotel) Sophie says: 

“There is never usually a story. I know that’s very unimaginative but that’s how my brain works. I see things in colour and think.. ah yes that will work well with drips. 

"Then I hunt for the image I can envisage and go for it. Other than that there is no reason why. The eagle was painted at 1am because I couldn’t sleep and recent got my hands on some luminous colours. The bison was a exploration of spray paint. And then the whales happened because I loved the first humpback I did and felt I wanted to recreate it with a baby.”