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”.

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Stunning swirling colours and the warm tones of Evening Radiance
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

Stunning swirling colours and the warm tones of Evening Radiance

This is one of my impressionist sunset paintings and one of my largest at 102 x 76 cm, but it’s definitely a piece I really enjoyed creating.

I wanted to capture that dancing sky of endless sunsets, where colours appear at different times and rise upward, topped by a soft, glowing horizon.

A constantly moving scene.

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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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A beautiful atmospheric painting: Autumn Mist
Mary Burtenshaw Mary Burtenshaw

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.

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Transform your space with this calming impressionist sunrise painting ‘Silent Dawn’.

Transform your space with this calming impressionist sunrise painting ‘Silent Dawn’.

This impressionist sunrise landscape painting ‘Silent Dawn’ is a 65 × 50 cms acrylic on canvas capturing that early moment of dawn and the first light of the day.

It is painted with large brushstrokes adding considerable blending and then finer detail to capture the light and shadows of the dawn.

A calm and peaceful painting perfect for your home or office…………

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