S O P H I E   B A Y N T U N

Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Bayntun’s compositions often balance fluid brushstrokes with precise, deliberate details. The figures and objects in her works emerge organically from abstract backgrounds, blending into their surroundings in a manner both spontaneous and deliberate. This creates a tension between freedom and control – a relationship which is central to her work, and which mirrors her own creative journey, from the structure of
a professional kitchen to the freedom of painting.

Particularly interested in the intersection between people and their environments, Bayntun’s compositions are often intimate, alluding to something deeply personal – her own experiences of home and family. Captured in the spaces she depicts are the everyday things we overlook, the subtle rhythms of life.