Starting off the new year in our Blencathra Gallery, is newly represented artist, Heather Burton. Her work is a stunning display of the atmosphere, capturing the teasing light and moody skies of the Lakes. The power in each stroke of her palette knife draws attention to the rawness of nature and the untameable forces that surround us in these fells that we call home.
“One great aspect of our unpredictable climate is the way it transforms our landscapes. I am constantly trying to capture the drama, light and rich colours of the countryside, but I am increasingly drawn towards the powerful landscapes where the atmosphere can change within minutes….” - Heather Burton
Based in Yorkshire, Heather specialises in palette knife work. Having started off in portraiture and figurative work, she’s now developed a growing passion for landscapes and coastal-inspired paintings which reflect the depth and diversity of the North of England and Scotland.
She comes from a family of keen painters, her mum having studied at the Grimsby School of Art and her father taking up watercolour painting in his late seventies. Family commitments and a full time career in journalism though, left Heather little time for drawing and painting until after her daughters left home. But now, she’s thrown herself into her work, painting full time as she explores her passion and shares it with the world.
Heather has exhibited her work all across the UK and is the first prize winner of the 2015 Friends of Ferens Award.
