Hi Natalie,

Just wanted to say how delighted I am with the pictures I have purchased from you.

Cumbrian by birth but lived in the East Midlands for 40 years. My sister bought the picture of St James Whitehaven for me. The church I was baptised and married in and also our children. Since then, you have done me the interior and I was delighted to see our first house available so had to have that.

Now diversified into one of your 'map' pictures, the one with the two lighthouses as I spent many happy years on the harbour and the Golden Sands (when they were golden) and it's lovely to have 'home' on my walls.

I'm sure others will take my eye

Added to all this your service is exceptional. Order to in my hands 3 days

Thank you

It is very rare that an artist comes along whose work is instantly recognisable and perfectly captures the spirit & beauty of your hometown and surrounding areas. Not since Percy Kelly has anyone so uniquely captured West Cumbria in all its glory but along comes Natalie Burns and deservedly earns the title “The woman who painted Whitehaven “
During Lockdown it was a joy to see the regular social media posts of her artwork, specifically the wonderful Georgian architecture of our hometown. As the craft fairs restarted, it was a pleasure to meet Natalie and buy some of her original works of the buildings in Whitehaven that invoked happy memories. So began a lovely friendship based on a shared passion of local art and a love of our town and of course, because we’re from Whitehaven, so many common friends & workmates.
From townhouses to post-boxes, lighthouses to ice cream vans, Christmas presents, birthday cards and retirement gifts, Natalie is definitely our go-to artist.

At West Cumbria U3A we have invited Natalie to speak to us on two occasions in the last two years. She did an interactive poetry session with us which was great fun and non-threatening – no poetry writing experience necessary!  This session was so enjoyable we invited her back; on this occasion, Natalie gave a presentation featuring her delightful paintings of local buildings.  We’ll continue to follow Natalie and her work and will no doubt be inviting her back in the future.