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ARTIST STATEMENT

My journey as an artist began at a young age growing up in a Greek-American family and living off the coast of West Africa. My inspiration comes from my travels, nature, surf and local culture. Since I was constantly traveling as a child, I don’t really identify with one place or culture. I am on a constant journey and my art is a product of that journey. Some call my work Surf Art, Beach Art, Yoga Art and more. To me it's my art, my emotions and what I am going through at the time. My process starts with patterns, words, numbers, letters, and multiple layers of color washes and various mediums with an image evolving from the background. I love creating local beach imagery in Texas and imagery based on my travels and local surf culture. The best part of being an artist is seeing someone feel a connection with a piece knowing that it takes them somewhere or a moment in time that I captured of them. Seeing that excitement and smile on their face is the best feeling to me as an artist.

Texas Surf Shops where you can find Signed prints and small originals by Sophia Buddenhagen #shoplocal

Galveston Surf Shops

Southern Spears Surf 6026 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77551

Ohana Surf and Skate 2814 Avenue R 1/2, Galveston, TX 77550

Surfside Surf Shops

Surf Station 402 Murex Street surfside, tx

Surfside Loco 1306 Bluewater Highway Surfside, TX

Houston Surf Shops

Surfhouse 1737w34 Th St, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77018

Sophia Buddenhagen offers Beach and Surf Art, Prints, Tee shirts, Coffeemugs, Stickers and Phone cases in the US and international.