Sonia Barton’s interest in handmade objects is explored in her still life paintings through a muted palette and the juxtaposition of simple forms and shapes. Sonia gained a BA 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.
Sonia applies colour to her canvas 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. Her interest in aged, worn and worked surfaces both from interiors and the coastal environment are a strong influence on her work. Her paintings reflect memories, thoughts and observations of everyday life which are interwoven through each painting.