“Untitled” Hands Reaching Painting By Sophia Ehrlich, October 2004, Watercolor. Sophia’s rendition of a classic painting with a little twist: a woman’s hand. … Continue…Untitle Hands

Wolf – Watercolor painting by Sophia Ehrlich – Sophia created a mystical quality in this watercolor painting of a wolf. Note the sunset over the ears which are reminiscent of mountains. The color palette was chosen to be more earthy than animal for a reason. … Continue…Wolf

“Horse Whisperer on Starry Night” Painting by Sophia Ehrlich, September 2004, Watercolor. Another magical horse painting. … Continue…Horse Whisperer on Starry Night

“Asilomar” Painting By Sophia Ehrlich, July 2004, Watercolor. Asilomar is located along the along the shoreline of California’s famed Monterey Peninsula. Sophia loved the beach (and horses). She said she could have done this more realistically but wanted a more “enchanted feeling” to come through. She painted golden manes to give a fairy tale feeling to this lovely painting. … Continue…Asilomar

“Little Shirley Loves to Paint” Painting By Sophia Ehrlich, July 2004, Watercolor. Sophia’s given name at birth was “Shirley.” She hated the name because she did not want to be a little “Shirley Temple.” She painted this chimp and named it Shirley as a whimsical protest of her birthname. Note how the painting has the name “Sophia” inscribed. … Continue…Little Shirley Loves To Paint

“Untitled” Surfer, Painting By Sophia Ehrlich, May 2004, Watercolor. I do not remember much about this painting other than it is of a surfer in Hawaii. Sophia loved the beach and I love the rich blue colors in this stunning painting. … Continue…Untitled Surfer

“Leila Ariel” Painting by Sophia Ehrlich, April 2004 Watercolor. I remember Sophia saying Leila Ariel was a real belly dancer. I think Leila was the daughter of a friend, but I am not quite sure. I do remember Sophia saying she worked from a photograph and created this painting’s background to show the belly dancer in a Middle Eastern setting. … Continue…Leila Ariel

“Susan” Painting by Sophia Ehrlich, March 2004, Watercolor. Sophia saw photographs of two sisters, Mercy and Susan and immediately wanted to paint them both. This watercolor painting of Susan is light and breezy which wonderfully contrasts with the dark, rich colors Sophia used to paint Mercy. … Continue…Susan

“Mercy” Painting by Sophia Ehrlich, March 3, 2004, Watercolor. Sophia saw photographs of two sisters, Mercy and Susan and decided to paint both sisters. This watercolor painting of Mercy is so rich it almost looks like an oil painting. I love this painting (and the one of Susan) and have it and hanging in my front hall so everyone who enters my home can experience this beautiful painting of Mercy. … Continue…Mercy

Dog and Woman, Watercolor painting by Sophia Ehrlich March 2004. Unfortunately, the only thing I remember about this painting was Sophia sharing that she was moved by the love bond between the dog and the woman. She wanted to capture a quiet moment of closeness between dog and human and she did a lovely job. … Continue…Dog And Woman

Gorilla Watercolor Painting, 02-25-2004 by Sophia Ehrlich. Sophia gifted me with the original painting. The gorilla’s face is extraordinary and his facial skin looks very real. … Continue…Gorilla

“Male Dancer” Painting by Sophia Ehrlich, October 2003 Watercolor. Sophia painted two ballet dancers in October of 2003. The first was of a female ballet dancer. She hung this painting of a male dancer in her living room. She was captivated by grace, and movement, and the power in the dancer’s legs. … Continue…Male Dancer