Born in Dallas, Peyton loved to paint from an early age. Throughout middle school, she enjoyed weekly acrylic painting lessons from her neighbor Sofia Khunteyev. At age 12, Peyton was ecstatic when her art won the blue ribbon at the State Fair of Texas.

In high school, Peyton studied under Juliette McCullough at The Hockaday School. Ms. McCullough encouraged Peyton to be unafraid to take risks and embrace experimentation in her art. Peyton painted with oils for the first time her senior year.

Twelve years later, Peyton picked up the brush again, committing to painting 30 paintings during her 30th year. She rented a studio and re-taught herself how to paint with oils, far surpassing her goal of 30 paintings. She hasn’t put the brush down since.

In August 2023, Peyton’s work was featured in Flinn Gallery at a group exhibition which was juried by the Associate Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work was published in London-based Divide Magazine in October 2023.

Today, Peyton relentlessly pursues experimentation in abstraction, texture, scale and color.

Website : peytontierneykramp.com