Studio View Blog: Latest Artworks, News and Inspiration.

This Blog ‘Studio View’ is a regular update of my new work, upcoming exhibitions, some work in progress images and photographs of what inspires me to paint.

My work is all about the ever changing light in the landscape.

Atmosphere is the sensation directed upon the viewer, whereas mood is the actual feeling provided”.

Modern living room corner with a mustard yellow armchair, a brown pillow, a black side table with a glass of water, a large abstract landscape painting, and a tall tripod floor lamp with a black and white geometric shade.
Today’s landscape painting is: Dorset Vista
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Today’s landscape painting is: Dorset Vista

This new painting was my inspired by my recent trip to Dorset with its vast vistas and views that go on for miles and miles. It’s actually quite minimalist compared to a lot of my usual smaller paintings but I just felt it worked.

Could this painting be your next favourite……..

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My new spring series of landscape paintings
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

My new spring series of landscape paintings

I replicate energy through expressive brushstrokes, subtly recreating the sense of atmosphere found in the shadows along the horizon and in the ever shifting, changing light of the sky.

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A selection from a series of seasonal landscapes,
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

A selection from a series of seasonal landscapes,

Clouds are a fascinating subject, because the scenes are constantly evolving and changing every second. You can look down at your sketchbook and try to paint what you’re seeing, then glance back up to find it changed, so you must either start again or continually adapt over and over.

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One of my seascape paintings
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

One of my seascape paintings

It is painted on paper so I had to be a mix of deliberate and spontaneous with the brushstrokes as the paint dried so quickly. You just can’t work the same way as you would with canvas where you have time to blend or add colour.

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Today’s landscape painting is: Radiant Clouds
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Today’s landscape painting is: Radiant Clouds

I often feel that capturing the atmosphere of the landscape and a memory and mood are more important than precise detail.

The palette is predominantly neutral with warm undertones and the brushwork a mix of confident, broad and delicate layers.

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