Natalie Burns

Open Studios

Florence Arts Centre is my venue for open studios. Every year in September, Eden Valley Artistic Network creatle a brochure of artists in north and west Cumbria. Over two weeks and three weekends artists open their own studios or gather in churches or community venues to show art and skills. Two years ago Nanette Madan joined me, last year we were ...
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Arts and Craft Trail Weekend

We are now a few weeks in to my exhibition in The Tolbooth in Kirkcudbright. This year it spans the Arts and Craft Trail. With nearly 140 contributors, there is so much to see. We decided to book into our favourite hotel over the weekend to experience the atmosphere. The first thing we noticed when we arrived on Friday was how busy it was. Usually ...
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The love of books

How I love to receive a book token and I was delighted to get one for my recent birthday, and a special big one it was. I was picking up my art work from the New Bookshop, where it had been displayed in the window as part of Meanders, a wonderful annual exhibition of artist's work in the windows of shops in Cockermouth. I had chosen my paintin...
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Finding the Artist's Light

So excited to be back in Kirkcudbright for my second exhibition in the Tolbooth. We arrived as the Gallery and Museum was opening and quickly unpacked and began to hang the work. It has a wire and track system that is easy to use.  This time I have paintings of the wider area of Dumfries and Galloway as well as the street views of Kirkcudbrigh...
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The Carlisle Paintings

Here are the paintings I have done of buildings in Carlisle. 
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Gosforth Buildings

Here are the  paintings I have completed of buildings in Gosforth.
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Maryport Paintings

Here are the Maryport Paintings I have completed so far. 
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Out of the Blue

What a surprise to receive a phonecall from Paul Mooney, the weatherman from BBCs Look North. And what an honour to be asked to be the guest judge in the weather photography competition to choose the May picture to go into the Children in Need Calendar.  My immediate thought was that we'd just had one of the biggest weather events in 20 years ...
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Where my wellies take me...

 It seems ages ago that Mrs Alderson asked if I would go into Beckermet School for their Arts Week and do some art work with the children.  The brief was to do art work based on the local area. I had a great idea for a project for a village school using the beautiful poetry book by Michael and Clare Morpurgo.  I suggested that rather...
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Ravenglass Paintings

Here are the paintings I have done of Ravenglass village. 
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Eskdale and Wasdale Paintings

There are some interesting buildings in the area. Here are some of the paintings I have done in the area. The Sawmill is a great place to eat and relax.  There are some pretty white cottages and stone cottages, the alpine looking lodge of Stanley House and a couple of super pubs. The Mill at Boot  is well worth a visit. Why not ...
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Exhibition at The Shipping Brow

On Sunday afternoon as the gallery closed for another week, five female artists from west Cumbria descended on the gallery to put up an exhibition called Telling Stories.  It took us about two and a half hours to put up the exhibitions with a little help from James and Dave.  We were very pleased with the outcome. The work is of a high st...
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The Dumfries and Galloway Paintings

When I managed to get an exhibition slot in the Tolbooth in Kirkcudbright last November, I travelled up in my van in the late summer and spent three days photographing and painting the buildings in the town.  This year I returned to paint more buildings in the wider area of Dumfries and Galloway. My next exhibition in the Tolbooth will be in J...
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The Beckermet Paintings

Here are the paintings I have done of Beckermet. I got a very warm welcome from the community and enjoy the tea and coffee drop ins at the Reading Rooms. 
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The Cockermouth Paintings

Here are some of my Cockermouth paintings. If you see something you like, get in touch. Some of the paintings are sold but they are scanned and can be reproduced as giclee prints.
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Sharing my pen and watercolour paintings

I'm sharing my pen and watercolour paintings in a series of blogs. The full list will shortly be on my website. Use my contact details if you see any you would like to purchase.  First are some of my Whitehaven paintings. Many of the originals have been sold but all have been scanned and can be printed.
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New work

I've been so busy lately, travelling and then filling up any spare time with commissions that I haven't blogged or updated my website for ages. Soon I will have a list of my street and building paintings. To see the images, you just need to request. There are so many to show now so it is easier to read the list and then ask...
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I saw the Light

 Two years ago I bought this little pack of Khadi papers. 100 sheets of A8 papers. I had no idea at the time what I would do with them but I do love little projects and knew something would spark my creative interest. Ive always loved our lighthouses here in Whitehaven. So, for a coastal competition, I painted the lighthouses of West Cumbria o...
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What to do on a wet Friday in Whitehaven

 What to do on a wet Friday afternoon. We opted for a short walk around the harbour and a pop into the Beacon to see the Lowry exhibition.  In the light and dark, changing gallery space on the top floor we were greeted with a colourful display of art work produced by local schoolchildren with guidance and instruction from Alex Jakob-Whitw...
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Crit Group

 A Crit group is a group of artists taking turns to show their work, while the other members of the group offer their opinions on it. Critique based on the word 'criticism', usually has a negative connotation, since to criticize something usually means to point out faults. So it sounds like it could be a scary experience. But eight artists gat...
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