Heather Burtons Art Blog

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2011-07-07T12:55:00.001-07:00

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Newest Project

2011-05-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

almost forgot to post this here. Painting the National Parks... this is what Conner and I will be doing for the next year.

Upcoming Shows

2011-04-29T18:05:00.000-07:00

Slow Ride Group Art Show
April 30, 2011, 6:30-9:00PM
Reception at Coby's
549 Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12157

See you on Saturday, Saratoga Springs
http://www.saratoga.com/news/see-you-on-saturday.cfm
May 7th, 5:00-8:00PM
New work
Spa Fine Art
376 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

4 new pieces

2011-04-29T17:29:00.001-07:00

Spa Fine Art in Saratoga Springs, NY will be showing these paintings after Sunday
http://www.spa-fine-art.com/

Work in Progress

2011-03-17T12:33:00.001-07:00

I've made progress on the last posting and have started two more. One more to start this weekend and the four need to be done by April 6th.

2 quick pieces before our trip

2011-02-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

Here are 3 new pieces that I did this week before we head to California. The photo's aren't great and I'll remedy that when I get back. They're still drying. The landscape was a bit laborious, I think I'll take a break from those for a while. Seems I want to put people or animals in them now.

A truck I passed on a rainy fall day in Pennsylvania

Whiskey Still Life

What's New

2011-02-11T08:00:00.000-08:00

I've made a new promise to myself to update my blog more often. So you should see a lot more work up here soon.

Today is a New day, having just returned from the Society of Illustrators opening for Book and Editorial work, I have a renewed energy to accomplish the things on my plate right now. Meeting remarkable people in my field, including my favorite illustrator, that are humble and welcoming and very much just like me gave me that renewed energy and stamina to kick it into overdrive and produce the work that I have been dying to make for a while.

Stay tuned for a couple of pieces for Studio Galleries Delicious show opening in April.
As well as,
4+ pieces for Spa Fine Art in Saratoga, NY in Mid April. I'm on the second piece, I'm hoping this one, like the first one, sells before it goes to the gallery. I also have a personal portrait project that I am in the middle of and 2 commissions. Busy Busy Busy, but I can't complain :)

We're off to Sunny California for 12 days on the 17th and the weather change will be a nice break from the cold that is keeping our 2+ feet of snow from melting. I don't mind the snow, but it's getting hard to get out of the garage, there's no place left for the plow to put the it.

I've been substitute teaching in the K-12 environment for a couple of months now and it has been as much an education for me as the kids. It takes my time away from painting, but I do get a lot out of it.

Off to paint. I'll post updates soon.

New Painting Progress The Blessing of the Hunt

2010-12-22T14:42:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone, here is what I am working on, I'm almost done with the drawing part, when it's dry I'll get going on the rest.

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New Work

2010-11-30T15:50:00.000-08:00

I am currently working on a series of horse racing paintings... I finished the first one. There is a bit of glare on the painting. A collection from this series of race paintings will be showing in the spring at a gallery in Saratoga.

copyright 2010 Heather Burton

Upcoming Show

2010-11-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

I have a couple of pieces in the show at Studio Gallery, here are the details

Tiny
November 11th - December 23rd, 2010
reception: Sunday, November 14th, 2-6 pm
7th Anniversary Party: Sunday, December 5th, 2-6 pm

Studio Gallery
1815 Polk Street (between Washington & Jackson)
San Francisco, CA 94109 415-931-3130

2010-07-29T22:54:00.000-07:00

Here are three warm ups from this week that I did warming up for a couple larger pieces that I'm working on. I'll post those soon.

Napa Truck
This truck on the side of the road in Napa was begging to be painted. I hope to do a bunch of old trucks and cars....

Chinatown Dragon
I was walking around Chinatown with Conner and Todd and this guy was just hanging out wish some of his friends on a shelf...

The Beckoning Cat

One of the books that I read to Conners class this year was called "The Beckoning Cat" the story prompted us to go to Chinatown and get our own. Here's the little guy looking out the window on a sunny evening.

Here's a link to the wiki page on the Beckoning Cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki_Neko

Work

2010-07-21T23:16:00.000-07:00

moving at the end of the summer and trying to get in as much painting as possible until then.

I am working on 2 landscapes a bit larger than usual and planning the illustrations for my childrens book. I'll have some images posted soon.

2010-06-03T09:19:00.001-07:00

Hey there everyone, I'll be posting here soon with thoughts about my projects and in process work. For now check out my website. I should have some things up here in about a week (June 11th)

http://www.heathersart.com