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mikesian.
Sophie
mikesian.
studio
Nixon
studio
illustra
ART tion
illustration
Half rice, half chips, two birds, one stone.
One dog, two tails, half Mike, half Sian.
Mike and Sian- a design and art duo from Manchester
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artwork
RAIN DANCER
In Manchester, a man or woman, or both or neither, in
the rain, on the canal, or the woods, or the street, in a
hat or a hood, vibrating.
artwork
Half
rice,Nixon
half chips,
two birds,
stone.Manchester. She
Sophie
is an artist
basedone
in south
One
dog,
two tails, half
Mike,
Sian. in oil paint both in
paints
contemporary
city
and half
landscapes
Mike
and Siana designand
and‘en
artplein-air”.
duo from Inspired
Manchester
Original:
the studio
environment
by artists
Acrylic on 350gsm
such as Edward Hopper and Ben McLaughlin, Sophie takes
420 x 594
RAIN DANCER
‘REFUGE
FROM WHITWORTH’
the element of the scene that draws her in and creates a
In Manchester, a man or woman, or both or neither, in
Prints: the rain, on the canal, or the woods, or the street, in a
story around it. With strong composition and vivid colour
Oil on canvas board inspired by spending time
297 x 420
her paintings are filled with a sense of impending drama.
hat or just
a hood,
vibrating. street in the late 90s and
living
up Whitworth
spending a lot of time in that area of Manchester. “It
Currently in the middle of a residency with Comme Ca Art,
always amazes me when you take time to look up in
she is responding to the fast changing Ancoats skyline,
Original:
Manchester
city centre Just how many oxidised copper
painting in situ at their fifth storey gallery at Hope Mill.
Acrylic on 350gsm
towers you can spot.”
Working to commission, she has also recently completed
420 x 594
a series of paintings of their building at St Peters for the
Size: A3
Halle. Her work is shown through Comme Ca Art and is
Prints:
held in collections across the UK and Europe.
297 x 420
Email: hello@mikesian.studio
Phone: 07715 695 555
Web: //mikesianstudio.bigcartel.com/
Insta: @mikesian.studio
Email: hello@mikesian.studio
www.sophienixon.com
Phone: 07715
695 555
Facebook:
sophienixonart
Web: //mikesianstudio.bigcartel.com/
Instagram:
@sophienixonart
Insta:
@mikesian.studio
Twitter: @sophart