Sophie Hallonquist

HO 94 39.5x27.5 (encaustic on canvas) $2550 Unframed $2935 Framed	HO 96 48x12 (encaustic on canvas) $1440 Unframed $1790 Framed	HO98 24x18 wrap (encaustic on canvas) $1190 Unframed
HO99 14x18 (encaustic on canvas) $425 Unframed	HO100 16x8 (encaustic on canvas) $405 Unframed	HO102 14x11 (encaustic on canvas) $425 Unframed
HO103 12x9 (encaustic on canvas) $340 Unframed	HO101 12x9 (encaustic on canvas) $340 Unframed	HO 69 16x12 (encaustic on canvas) $530 Unframed $735 Framed
Daisies Galore 36x48 Wrap (encaustic) $3690 Unframed	Abstract Tulips III 36x18 wrap (encaustic on board) $1620 Unframed	Ho 83 30x12 (encaustic on canvas)) $990 Unframed $1255 Framed
HO 80 48x24 Wrap (encaustic) $2700 Unframed	Twelve Plus one 16x48 (encaustic) $2270 Framed

Sophie Hallonquist, like many seasoned artists, has been following her natural inclination to produce artwork that is simple in concept but subtle in texture, highly polished in technique and unmistakably hers. And it is in the little things of life that she mostly excels: the delicacy of a stalk in a still life; or a flower surrounded by an abstract background as if it were suspended in space. It is the tapestry of life that captured her interest when she started painting, and such interest hasn’t waned ever since.

Today Sophie lives in Kamloops, BC where she continues to paint and experiment in mastering new techniques and exploring different subject matter. One of the techniques that she has found very congenial to work with is encaustic. This oldest method of painting, which consists of mixing pure pigment with molten wax and then using the mixture to create the image and complementary background with texture, requires dexterity and precision. Her latest paintings of flowers on canvas and paper are a testimony to her artistry and ability to exploit to the utmost this technique. It is this method that permits her to create images suffused in a veiled sunlight where the viewer is forced to reconstruct the specific subject represented by the artist. However, upon closer scrutiny, one realizes that the particular object often has no particular specificity and that its reconstruction rests solely with the viewer.

It is this inter-reaction with the viewer that makes Sophie’s work very interesting. It is true that every successful artist aims to achieve such engagement, such connection with such disarming simplicity that makes you wonder. This is the mark of a successful artist: it is the ability to transform a simple object into an emotionally-charged painting that draws the attention of the observer.

Sophie Hallonquist studied art in Poland, at Ryerson University in Toronto, and at the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, BC. Her works are found in galleries and private collections in Europe and North America.

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