Artist Sophie Bishop

Hi. I am, Sophie Bishop, a 26 year old artist born, raised and based in Houston, TX. I specialize in painting, however throughout my journey I have picked up sculpting, graphic design, a bit of sewing, and am currently learning how to design and create large scale installations.

I became interested in painting in my late teen years and dove straight in. I quickly fell in love with creating anything and everything my mind could come up with, so I decided to gain creative skills other than painting. I apprenticed under a graphic designer when I was 19 for about 2 years, then started working under a local sculptor for a few years to build my knowledge in small and large scale sculpting. I am a mostly self taught painter, and when it comes to random skills I am what you would call a proud youtube university student.

My art has definitely grown with me, I fell into what I believe most young artists fall into which is taking myself too seriously. I tried solely making serious high detail, deep pieces, but found myself bored, restless and unmotivated. As I have gotten older I realized my art can be and needs to be what I want, not what I think other people want to see from me. When I first started making art it was cartoony and funny and not at all serious, and I realized that is what I enjoy making. So, I took a few steps back and started creating goofy scenes and creatures once again and in doing that I have fallen back in love with creating. My art may not be for everyone but it is definitely for me. The trial and error I have gone through with art has helped me gather many skills that I can now contribute to my art style to fully bring my pieces to life.

I am a person that likes to learn many different trades in order to appropriately execute future ideas. My main goal is to reach a vast skill set where I can create any idea that comes to mind no matter how large, small or intricate the idea is. Thank you for taking the time to view my works and learn a bit about me.