My name is Sophia Anastasia; I earn my income as a painter and illustrator.
I understand people would like to read here the essence of my work as a painter. What moves me, and where my inspiration comes from, but in all honesty I must confess it is no less of a mystery to me either.
After study at the art academy in Arnhem, Holland, in the 1980s, I traveled the word and settled in Bali where I lived for 14 years, painted, made friends and had a relationship with film maker Lorne Blair.
We had a daughter who is 27 years old now.
I returned to Holland in 2000, moved to my hometown Utrecht, had a son, who is now 20.
Single parenthood as well as traveling, talent and perseverance , determined the colors of my palette.
Below to short documentaries: one painting (2016) and one an interview (in Dutch) that appeared on local Dutch television in January 2010
Beside painting I also Twitter, write blogs about art and various subjects, I write recipes that I post on Twitter, I renovate and restyle interiors, houses and gardens. I did an interior-design course in 2009. This was specifically aimed at restyling for selling property. I do not commercially practice this.
At the Red Cross I used to do volunteer work. We used to have a shop that sold secondhand clothes and I have been working at the shop for 15 years until it shut down.
