Portrait of Hayley Portrait of Hayley
Chinese Still Life Chinese Still Life
Cast Drawing of San Benedetto Cast Drawing of San Benedetto
Onions and Dried Flowers Onions and Dried Flowers
Portrait of Naomie Portrait of Naomie
Strawberries Strawberries
Cast Drawing of Michelangelo’s Dying Slave Cast Drawing of Michelangelo’s Dying Slave
Still life with grapes, pear and metal tea pot Still life with grapes, pear and metal tea pot
Amerino Cast Amerino Cast
Red, White and Green Red, White and Green
Naomi Naomi
Sitting Female Nude Sitting Female Nude

About Sophie

Sophie Merle was born in Montpellier, France, of French and Dutch parentage. She lived the first 12 years of her life in Indonesia before moving to the Netherlands.

Sophie attended Utrecht University but after obtaining her degree (B.A Social Sciences) decided to take a different path. She went to Florence to study classical drawing and painting techniques under Maestro John Angel and Jered Woznicki.

After graduating from the Angel Academy, she returned to her hometown Amersfoort in the Netherlands to set up her own studio. Sophie concentrates on portraiture and still life painting though is also active as landscape, genre and figure painter.


Awards and Exhibitions:

Exhibitions:

  • Angel Academy Open House 2012 Florence, Via Nardo di Cione 10, Florence
  • Annigoni’s Legacy 2010  Museum Villa Bardini, Florence
  • Angel Academy Student Show 2009, Via San Niccolo 88r, Florence
  • Angel Academy Student Show 2008 Via San Niccolo 88r, Florence
  • City Wide Art IV exhibition 2008, St James Church, American Church of Florence
  • City Wide Art V exhibition 2008, St James Church, American Church of Florence

Awards

  • Classic Atelier Competition September 2013 – First Prize
    Judge: Cornelis Le Mair
  • ARC Scholardship 2012 – Second Prize
  • Honorable Mention — Third Prize in City Wide Art V 2008 exhibition St James Church, Florence
    Judge: Marc Dalessio