Derby celebrity portrait artist’s customers include Stacy Solomon
She is most proud of her Only Fools and Horses picture, as Ella Beecroft reports
Meet Sophie Edwards, a talented portrait artist from Derby.
She draws eye-catching pictures of celebrities and well-known characters - and her drawings have attracted thousands of views on social media.
Her work has been bought by TV star Stacy Solomon and viewed by a number of stars she has drawn, including Lewis Capaldi, David Beckham and members of the England football team.
She said: “I am most proud of my Only Fools and Horses drawing of Del Boy, Rodney, Uncle Albert and Grandad - this is also my most popular drawing.
“I think people liked this one in particular as there was never a time on the programme where the four characters were together, so it was different to have a picture of the four of them.”
Sophie started doing the portraits after she left school, where she studied art and picked up new skills and techniques.
Her pictures require a lot of time and patience to make them realistic and accurate.
She added: “I like to see what is trending at the time and I also ask my followers who they would like to see me draw.
“Sometimes it is difficult deciding who to draw next so it’s nice to get ideas from other people as they come up with ideas that I wouldn’t have thought of drawing.”
Sophie also takes commissions, often producing perfect portraits of people’s pets.
She regularly receives praise from customers who have brought her artwork as gifts for loved ones.
Sophie said: “I would love one day for my drawings to be up in art galleries and get more recognition.
“At the minute I will continue to do commission drawings for people and build my audience on my social media pages.”
Sophie’s work can be viewed on her Twitter page and she can be contacted for commission work on her website.