New Paintings by Heather Burton and Paul Talbot-Greaves RI
We are very excited to let you know that new original paintings have just arrived in the gallery (and on our website) by Artists’ Heather Burton and Paul Talbot-Greaves!
We are open Mondays (from 10.30am – 2pm) and Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10.30am till 5pm (not including Bank Holiday Mondays) and the Exhibition is always available to purchase and view online 24/7 on our Website!
We have now also secured the means for our lovely customers to pay with interest-free installments from the comfort of your own home through the ‘Own Art’ scheme. No longer do you have to come in to the physical gallery to apply! Just send us an email with the Artist Name and Title of the painting/s you would like to purchase – and we will send you a link to fill in the easy form in your own time, on your own sofa!
HEATHER BURTON:
‘I am a self-taught, award-winning palette knife painter who started working professionally as an artist around eight years ago. My passion for knife work developed as a result of wanting to work loosely and more spontaneously on larger scale paintings, inspired by the UK’s diverse and dramatic landscapes. I work constantly to develop a distinctive style by applying many layers of acrylics to capture the countryside’s ever-changing moods and atmosphere. I am always searching for, and experimenting with, ways to be more expressive and dynamic in my work, mixing my own colours and using a wide range of knives to push beyond my comfort zone. The aim is always to engage the viewer with a different perspective of our landscapes and never to become complacent about the standard of my work. Many pieces are discarded or reworked as the learning process continues on a daily basis. I enjoy working plein air, but also take many reference photos while riding pillion on our motor bike, or during travels in our small camper van with a bicycle on the back. We take the less traveled roads in all weather conditions to study the impact that light and changing seasons have on our landscapes, using these brief moments in time as reference points in my work.’
PAUL TALBOT-GREAVES RI
Paul Talbot-Greaves is an internationally recognized artist who specializes in watercolour, oil and acrylic painting. Many of his landscape subjects are sought amongst the moors and hills of his native West Yorkshire. He is a member of The Royal Institute of Painters In Watercolours and is the President of The Halifax Art Society. His work has won multiple awards including Best in Show, Holmfirth Art week, first prize, Broadway Arts Festival Exhibition, Three times The Artist Award winner, The Canson Award, The St Cuthbert’s Mill Award, and The Artist Purchase Prize in The Artist and Leisure Painter national exhibitions. He regularly exhibits with the RI, London, where he won the Chaoshan watercolour award in 2022. A frequent writer for The Artist magazine, he also has four practical art books published – Watercolour for starters (D&C – 2004), 30 Minute Landscapes (Walter Foster, USA – 2008), 30 Minute Landscapes in Watercolour (Harper Collins – 2009) and Landscapes in Watercolour (Crowood Press – 2009). Other books he has contributed towards are Watercolour layer-by-layer (Walter Foster, USA), 101 Top techniques (D&C), Complete Watercolour (Quarto Press), The encyclopaedia of watercolour techniques (Search Press). He has been teaching and demonstrating painting for thirty years. ‘I have been working full time as an artist for 30 years. My work can be described as representational in an impressionistic style, but I don’t seek to paint popular views or chase narrative within my work. Instead, I look for alternative views of the landscape, arranging striking compositions, playing dark against light, and introducing you to pattern and shadow. I also aim to connect with my audience on an emotional level, often drawing attention to elements of a subject that go unnoticed. Most of my work is sourced from the Yorkshire hills where I live. I work on site with sketches and photographs, turning them into paintings back in the studio. I also work plein air when time and weather allow. I’m quite a spontaneous and energetic painter, preferring to start and finish a painting in one session. I work mostly in watercolour but also enjoy the freedom of acrylic, which I combine approaches from both watercolour and oil techniques.’
- Heather Burton & Paul Talbot-Greavess
- Heather Burton
- Paul Talbot-Greaves