2 quick pieces before our trip

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.