Mobile phone addiction

If you commute by public transport, for example by train, you will have noticed how many commuters are on their mobile phones mindlessly scrolling on internet pages and social media…

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Sophie Gautier
Decluttering home decluttering mind and time

For the past 4 weeks, I have had the urge to purge. Literally declutter all, till only the bare minimum needed is left. Declutter as if there was a near-future house move and an objective to pack as little as possible. After all, why have the burden to move and bring stuff that is used only on occasion? To form more clutter?

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Sophie Gautier
Become what you believe for everything is possible for one who believes

Become what you believe for everything is possible for one who believes in him/herself.

Any dream is possible if you believe in your dream. All you need is to believe in yourself and believe in your dream and everything will somehow happen. If you can see your dreams in details in your mind, then it is only a matter of time before it appears

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Locked down

This painting is inspired by a photo. It represents a woman standing behind a large glass window, her elbow resting on the window frame. Although the woman’s glance faces outwards, she appears to be lost in her thoughts, almost daydreaming. She may be confined indoors and wishes to be outside, or maybe is simply bored.

The window reflects a sea landscape. The shore and sea seem to be far out. It appears to be grey and cold outside, which contrasts with the warmth and darkness of the inside.

Only 4 colours were used for the painting: Buff titanium, yellow ochre, raw amber and blue-grey, which combines cold and warm colours.

It took 5 months to do the painting.

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