Sophie Adair is a young British talent currently residing in France whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions nationally. Working primarily in oil paints, Adair creates impressionist style seascapes to explore the hidden beauty of water and its reflections. Her work is characterized by great technical detail in the rendering of waves and sea foam, prioritizing the delicate light on the ocean surface.

Artist Statement
For the past few years I have been exploring seascapes, in particular the lighting and shadows within them. It started for me as a challenge; water was the subject I found most difficult to paint and so this spurred me on. I wanted to perfect my skill although I found whilst searching for perfection I enjoyed the chaos within seascapes more. My work has slowly evolved from painting the sea as a subject to painting it as a person, each painting is personified and named after women, whether they’re a historical figure or simply a strong woman who altered my life in some way. My paintings include stormy skies and rocky shore lines and within each I try to portray the subtle lighting, tones and mood of each seascape creating the emotions I feel are present within the scene.
Ways you can get your hands on a seascape of your own....

Originals
Sophie releases new oil paintings every 30th of the month painted with artist quality oils and on either premium wrapped canvas or woodboard.
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Commissions
Have your own vision in mind? Sophie helps you to bring that vision to life! Accepting a limited number of commissions through out the year, you will work together to bring your painting to life.
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Prints
Premium, limited edition archival prints; printed on Canson infinity satin finish museum quality paper and made in studio.
All fine art prints are signed and numbered on the back click the link below to view all available prints.