Welcome to my Studio Blog & Art Gallery
Welcome to my studio space. Here you will find a varied collection of my original paintings. I offer large-scale statement canvases and smaller spontaneous affordable abstract works on paper.
Every blog post below is a window into my creative process and where you discover my inspiration and stories behind each unique piece of fine art.
Every artwork featured below is an original painting which is currently available for purchase. They are ready to find their permanent home. You might want a small, mounted paper study for a quiet corner or you might need a premium canvas to act as a focal point or statement.
Click on any painting below to view it’s pricing, detailed specifications and you can send a direct purchase enquiry instantly.
Chasing the Golden Hour: The Story of ‘Ochre Sunset’
Discover the creative journey behind ‘Ochre Sunset’, a one of a kind landscape painting capturing the fleeting warmth of the golden hour. Explore the colour choices and details of this original painting now available for your collection.
Beautiful New Spring Landscape Paintings
Explore the new Spring Series of original paintings by Mary Burtenshaw. Bring vibrant small canvas art and fresh seasonal colours into your home. Shop the collection and see which is your favourite.
Discover some of my beautiful landscape paintings from large canvases to small works on paper.
The selection shows cohesive contemporary impressionist and abstract landscapes, painted with a careful palette and assured brushwork that balance mood and form.
Lighter, airier canvases add calm and scale to large rooms and smaller, textured pieces add warm focal points to cosy corners, hallways, or studies.
Some more small paintings on paper
The freedom of small paintings is wonderfully different from larger canvases which demand greater concentration, careful blending and much more time. These small studies are much more spontaneous, colourful and usually more abstract in brushstrokes and composition.
My new little abstract landscape painting: Into the clouds
In this painting there are broader sweeps of colour and looser brushstrokes, so it is a much more abstract piece compared with many of my more recent works, conveying a more free and expressive mood, and allowing forms to suggest rather than define the landscape.
Can you imagine it in your own interior space……..
Discover this cascade of evening colour.
Three new semi-abstract landscapes have been added to my affordable art page. Painted on canvas, they use varied colour, tone and fluid movement to capture the light and atmosphere of the setting sun.
All so different. Which would be your favourite…….
Discover your next favourite small landscape painting.
Small paper paintings really relax me, especially between or after painting larger canvases. I enjoy the spontaneous use of colour, the freedom of the brushstrokes and experimentation and following unexpected twists and turns in textures. I often use oversized brushes even for the small scale of the size of the painting which creates a loose but really effective result.
New painting: Sunrise Ascent
This new painting was inspired by some of the recent winter sunrises we’ve been having when soft morning hues and the light ascends gently over the landscape, casting a calm, luminous glow across the fields and distant trees.
It’s a very calming painting and would suit any interior space………
This painting was inspired by the North Downs, Surrey
This small study was inspired by the North Downs in Surrey, created as a spark of inspiration for a larger canvas. I often paint a series of smaller works to gather ideas and remain spontaneous and on this occasion I was exploring shifting seasonal light and the subtle reflections it casts across the landscape.
My new beautiful but cold landscape painting: Snow in the sky
One of my very different landscapes capturing that special light on a cold winter’s day……………….
A beautiful atmospheric painting: Autumn Mist
This painting has always been a particular favourite of mine, because of its moody atmosphere and light that evokes a deep sense of calm and atmosphere.
Unlike some of my other paintings it is not vibrant or bright but instead beautifully serene.
This painting is still one of my favourites.
‘Ochre Sunset’ captures that fleeting, magical moment when the last light of the day gently fades away giving rise to the rich bold colours and deep shadows of a truly unique and captivating sunset.
Take a closer look and explore more about the beauty and essence of this stunning sunset………….