SHADES OF THE SEA
Sophie Abbott is totally obsessed with the sea. ‘I get itchy feet if I don’t see it every day!’ she exclaims in her tiny blue and pink paintsplattered studio, more than making up for her lack of actual sea view by surrounding herself with her many seascape works in progress. The Brighton-based artist, whose paintings can be seen adorning stylish properties on many an interior design show and have even been turned into a rug for Habitat, is in reflective mood as she considers her relationship with salt water. ‘I don’t necessarily have to get in it, but I just want to see it, and there’s something really meditative about having that massive expanse of space open to you.’
