{"id":29,"date":"2026-08-29T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:01:13","slug":"about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ric Stott<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1783429950992-edited-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9748264298871204;width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1783429950992-edited-4.jpg 929w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1783429950992-edited-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1783429950992-edited-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FB_IMG_1783429950992-edited-4-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to my Aegean Island studio, where I greet you with warmth. My journey has had plenty of twists and turns. Originally a Christian priest, my path ultimately led  away from organised religion and into the much more organic realm of art, earth focused spirituality, and creative wandering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a journey that\u2019s taken me around the world, and which has deposited me in the ancient embrace of a Greek olive grove on the island of Skiathos. Here, I create art, meditate and make rituals in the wild landscapes and share my time with those who are also searching the deep questions of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My credentials include an MFA in fine art, and training in art psychotherapy, soul accompaniment, pastoral leadership, and coaching. I have exhibited my work across the UK and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This space I offer for creating soul portraits is safe, secure, and non-judgemental, and it responds to your unique needs, life experience, and identity. The door is open, I look forward to creating with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_20260705_214459_Threads.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/?page_id=13\">&lt; prices<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/?page_id=41\">Testimonials ><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.app.google\/7rWRUjtSUTJh4EYF8\">Book free 30 minute exploration call<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/?page_id=19\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ric Stott Welcome to my Aegean Island studio, where I greet you with warmth. My journey has had plenty of twists and turns. Originally a Christian priest, my path ultimately led away from organised religion and into the much more organic realm of art, earth focused spirituality, and creative wandering. It\u2019s a journey that\u2019s taken [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soulportrait.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}