“ I aim to create atmospheric paintings that capture the essence of a place in time.  The combination of this visual snapshot and a bold painting technique creates work that has a playful, luminous and unique quality.”

Sophie lives and works in Brighton. With the sea as her backdrop she is surrounded by an ever-changing environment which she explores through her fluid, experimental style of painting.

Travel also influences Sophie’s work and is a constant theme running through her kaleidoscopic paintings. Memories of a dazzling landscape are always a source of reference; seascapes, harbours, forests or amazing city views. Closer to home her paintings have evolved out of trips to local allotments and old fashioned sea side towns.

Combining these influences Sophie allows her paintings to take on a life of their own, as they metamorphose into landscapes full of hazy memories, with areas of solid form, mark making and motifs, underpinned by a rich build up of colour. The abstract and experimental nature of Sophie’s paintings allow the viewer to respond to them in their own personal way, as she creates a playground for the imagination.