Acrylic on board
Size - 39 x 47 cm
Unframed - but mounted on board - ready to frame or leave as is.
About the Artist:
Sophia Turol was born in Poland. From early years, Sophia had a great passion to paint and often spent hours creating pictures. In 1939 came World War II and all dreams and desires were vanished. She was at the age of 12 when Russians occupied Poland and sent her family out of Poland to labour camps in Siberia. The life was very sad and hard. Despite her sad experiences, or perhaps because of them, it made Sophia determined to continue painting and express her love for trees, land, rivers and mountains. In 1944 Sophia, her little brother and 731 other polish orphans arrived to Pahiatua. After matriculation in 1947 Sophia was offered a chance to go to Venice to study art, but had to turn it down, "I couldnt leave my little brother as he was only six and I was all he had". They lost both parents during the war.
"New Zealand is my home and I love this country. Its magnificent sceneries give me inspiration to paint" - she says.
In 1991 and 1993 Sophia was a finalist in the Telecom Art Awards. She feels that her involvement in art is very important and she hopes her recognition will be well received.
She is an energetic artist and has had various exhibitions in Palmerston North, New Zealand where she now lives.
Sophia is also currently writing a book about her life experiences.
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