Heather Burns

I am a painter and art teacher working in Clitheroe Lancashire since 1987. I often paint places that have special meaning to me, but lately have been interpreting text and narrative in collaborative work as well as still life.


I have shown my work at the Haworth Gallery Accrington, England as well as at venues in the south like The Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire. I like to use free expressive brush marks and often work to a large scale both in painting and drawing.



Painting is central to my days and weeks in a way that is becoming increasingly important at this time in my life. I'm essentially a colorist and love to make pieces that evoke a sense of place and atmosphere, whether landscape, still life or interiors. I like to use energetic gestural marks though the marks themselves are only a small part of the process. Painting and drawing are with me as a background to my days in a living way. They become something other once I leave them and take on a life of their own. I'm thinking about what to take back and bring forward all the time in current work. The peace I find at the easel in a session that goes well is addictive. I hope to connect with folk in a very real way and communicate my state of mind and...

Whitehaven Grammar School, Leeds University Fine Art BAHons
MA in Artshealth from the Univerrsty of Central Lancahire 2019

Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
The Haworth Gallery, Accrington, Lancashire, England