Sophie Abbott: Shoreline

About

Working from her studio at Phoenix Art Space, the sea is her backdrop; an ever changing environment which she explores through her fluid and experimental style of painting. Her paintings are a spontaneous and sensual reaction to the landscape or sea, with a joyous and strong use of colour, with areas of expressive mark making.

Memories of dazzling landscapes are sources of reference: seascapes, sunsets, forests and more recently local woodland where she has been painting en plein air during lockdown. Sophie’s new paintings have been exploring these places closer to home and are focused on the changing seasons in the beautiful countryside of the South downs or invigorating sea swims.