Kay Burton Miniature Paintings Newsletter


New Paintings Listed		August 2008
IN THIS ISSUE: • welcome • latest additions • coming soon • commissions		LATEST ADDITIONS Five Apples - Still Life This painting depicts five crisp red apples and an old fashioned stone cider flagon. The white folds of the tablecloth provides a sharp contrast within the still life. Poppy Field at Argenteuil - landscape This painting after Claude Monet was originally painted around 1873. It really encapsulates a feeling of summer warm. Monet is my favourite impressionist painter. Self Portrait in a Straw Hat After Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun painted in 1782. Elisabeth was a French painter, and is considered to be the most famous woman painter of the eighteenth century. Her style is generally considered Rococo.
WELCOME A warm welcome to all my valued customers. I would like to introduce my newly designed new paintings notification which I hope will be of interest. In recent months I have been experimenting with different scales in order to appeal to a wider range of collectors. It has been an enjoyable challenge and I have now produced works in 1/12, 1/24 ,1/48 and 1/64 scales. I have been combining my love of history with my painting and in my spare time have been researching in particular into 15th and 16th century artists and their styles. I have been fascinated by the work of Niccolo di Giacomo, Simon Bening, Hans Holbein the younger and Nicholas Hillard, all of who painted in miniature at times. Above: Girl with a Pearl Earring in 4 Scales after Johannes Vermeer. Right: Portrait of a Woman after Simon Bening 1609-72
COMING SOON Now that Autumn is just around the corner, my thoughts are turning once again to the richness of colours that will be around. Harvest time provides me with a lot of inspiration and no doubt my paintings will reflect this in coming weeks.		COMMISSIONS Now we are well into the second half of the year, just a reminder to get your Christmas orders in early. The run up to Christmas is always my busiest time. Right: Private commission
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