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Sonia Barton

Abstract Jug, Cup and Orange

Abstract Jug, Cup and Orange

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
30 x 30cm
£680
Apples and Cider Jug

Apples and Cider Jug

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1550
Bottles, Jugs and Glasses
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Bottles, Jugs and Glasses

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
Coffee and Cream
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Coffee and Cream

mixed media on board
30 x 30cm
Daisies

Daisies

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
50 x 50cm
£1250
Sea Fan and Crocuses
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Sea Fan and Crocuses

acrylic on canvas
40 x 40cm
Snow in March
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Snow in March

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
55 x 55cm
Stripy Jugs and Pomegranates
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Stripy Jugs and Pomegranates

mixed media on board
40 x 40cm

a black and white photograph of the artist Sonia Barton painting in her artist studioI was born in Cornwall and have moved many times, particularly in childhood. These memories constantly resurface through the study of still life. Often explored through a muted colour palette, the juxtaposition of forms and shapes are emphasised with flattened perspective and a naïve distortion of objects. The objects are often ‘moved’ around the canvas, leaving traces of their previous existence in the form of embossed and textured shapes, etched lines and patterns. There is a feeling of time, an ebb and flow, which develops in her work.

Colours are initially applied with brushes, palette knives, rags and rollers. Many layers of paint are added, areas are scraped back, lines and marks appear and disappear. A certain ‘settling in’ of the subject with the surface takes place. Interest in aged, worn and worked surfaces both from interiors and the coastal environment are evident as strong influences. The paintings reflect memories, thoughts and observations of everyday life which are interwoven through each painting.

Cornish artist Sonia Barton gained a B.A. (Hons) in Fine Art at Staffordshire University, followed by a Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Art Printmaking at Brighton University, gaining the highest grade of Honours. She was subsequently offered MA Fine Art places at Edinburgh and Central Schools of Art, London. Sonia exhibits regularly throughout the UK and has paintings in collections worldwide including: America, Australia, Hongkong and various European countries.

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