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.
Shifting light and expressive brushstrokes.
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Shifting light and expressive brushstrokes.

Introducing one of my archive paintings from my collection that combines contemporary impressionism with bold abstraction evoking the shifting light and textures of the landscape.

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Here’s todays selection of beautiful paintings
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Here’s todays selection of beautiful paintings

You can see here a wide range of styles, some more abstract than others and some a little more impressionistic. It just depends on your taste and what would suit your space.

Which one would be your favourite……….

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My new painting: Sunrise Vista
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

My new painting: Sunrise Vista

This painting was inspired by the North Downs as I continue my series capturing the changing light across the vast landscape at different times of the year. The view stretches on and on, revealing more and more depending on the season.

Find that perfect painting and transform your space today………..

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Sunlit Breath the ideal painting for that small space.
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Sunlit Breath the ideal painting for that small space.

My inspiration comes from nature but the interpretation is guided by my own feelings and a personal response to the mood, colour and sense of space in the light combined with my own emotional memories.

Could you find a place for this painting………..

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Some more small paintings on paper
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

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.

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Continuing my abstract series of Spring paintings
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Continuing my abstract series of Spring paintings

I’m continuing my current early Spring series of paintings on canvas and paper which are inspired by the delicate, shifting light in the landscape at this coming time of the year.

I wonder which one is your favourite……….

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Lingering Sundown is one of my more affordable beautiful abstract paintings.
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Lingering Sundown is one of my more affordable beautiful abstract paintings.

I often find it helpful to place a smaller painting in an interior setting so I can better imagine how it will look at different dimensions and within a variety of room layouts, lighting conditions, and alongside different furniture and décor.

Each painting that I sell I will be donating 10% to the Alzheimer’s charity in loving memory of my Mum.

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Sunlight breaking through the clouds: Sunlit Lustre
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Sunlight breaking through the clouds: Sunlit Lustre

Each of my paintings seems to develop its own final personality. Some reveal their radiance straight away whilst others require time, some quiet reflection and a fresh spark of inspiration before I know they are truly finished.

So it is sometimes a quick journey but more often a slow but satisfying one.

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Three paintings capturing the essence and beauty of the South Downs.
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Three paintings capturing the essence and beauty of the South Downs.

These three paintings are part of an ongoing series inspired by the South Downs, where the landscape is vast and the views stretch for miles and there is always an abundance of views to draw creative inspiration.

Which one do you find yourself drawn to the most………

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