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| Under Frog Firle no.1 Oils on canvas 60cm x 110cm £2,250.00 |
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| Rough Brow no.3 Oil on canvas 110cm x 150cm £3,450.00 |
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| Under Frog Firle no.2 Oils on canvas 60cm x 110cm £2,250.00 |
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| Frog Firle no.1 Oil on canvas 110cm x 110cm £2,850.00 |
Barbara Burns
Barbara's current work is influenced by walks on the South Downs Way in East Sussex: the rocky shoreline, chalk cliffs, worn stony pathways and the meandering river at Cuckmere Haven.
As with her earlier work where her interest was focused on the rugged coastlines of Cornwall, Dorset and Ireland, the painting is done in the studio with no direct landscape references. Instead Barbara uses decoded elements of a particular colour palette and abstract compositions which seek to convey a sense of place.
For Barbara, working in oils allows her to develop her paintings over time, starting with particular images over which new ideas are layered. She works on her canvases over many months, building up glazes and depth of colour as well as form, so that the final piece becomes richly textural.
Born in 1959, Barbara studied art in Buckinghamshire in the late 70s. After travelling and raising a family she took a further foundation and BA in Fine Art at Brighton University, graduating in 1996. Her work has been shown during the Brighton Festival for a number of years and through Shirley Crowther contemporary art at exhibitions and art fairs in London and other UK venues.
