Letitia Smith Burnett

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Artist Name: Letitia Smith Burnett
Artist Home Page: www.lsmithburnett.com
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Tuition

I am happy to talk and demonstrate to art groups who are interested in painting in acrylics and mixed media.

 

Biography

I use a variety of mediums to capture the light, textures and atmosphere of the wilderness areas of land and sea. The sea is an important feature of my work as I sail with my husband. We have sailed from the Med to Britain and now explore the West Coast of Scotland on our Gaff Cutter, Holly. Our journeys have resulted in many paintings: small images of lighthouses, islands, cottages beside the shore and the turbulance of wind wipping up the waves. I hope this work captures the various moods of this exciting environment. Currently I have been exploring the use of colour and painting more from the imagination, drawing on my visual memory of landscape motifs. The colours and textures of undergrowth and uncultuvated land and scrub inspire studies of flowers and seedheads. I use collage and layers of textured papers to achieve depth of field and provide hidden surprises on the picture plain. Recently I have also painted still life taking inspiration from my garden and everyday items such as favourite jugs and pieces of china. For part of the year I live on the Cowal Peninsular on the West Coast of Scotland where I have recently aquired a studio which I hope will mean many more paintings of this very beautiful place. I have studied painting and drawing with the Open College of the Arts, and continue my studies by attending workshops and courses at The Leith Scool of Art in Edinburgh and elsewhere. I am a full member of the Scottish Artists Union. Greeting cards and limited edition prints of a selection of my paintings are available on request.

 

Exhibitions

Numerous Open Exhibitions including The Gordon Forum for the Arts Annual Exhibition since 1998
2000 - 2002 Summer, Winter and Exhibition on the Sea with the Tolquhon Gallery, Aberdeenshire
2002 - Christmas Exhibition, CowShed Studio, Steyning, West Sussex
2003 - Winter Exhibition at the Milton Gallery, Aberdeenshire
2003 - 2004 Currently showing at Touched By Scotland, Aberdeenshire
April 2004 Syllavethy Gallery, Aberdeenshire
June 2004 Nationl Trust for Scotland Exhibition at Fyvie Castle
September 18th - 26th, 2004 North East Scotland Open Studios
October 2004 Milton Gallery, Banchory, Kincardinshire
February 2005 Gordon Forum Exhibition
September 2005 North East Open Studios: showing with three other artists at Kemnay House near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Spring 2006 Larks Gallery, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
Tolquhon Gallery Summer Exhibition 2006
September 2006 North East Open Studios at Kemnay House
During 2007, Paperlink, the card publishers produced "Late Summer, Kintyre" from Letitia's painting of the same title.
2007 Summer Show at Tolquhon Gallery
NEOS 2007 at Kemnay House, Aberdeenshire 15th Sept to 24th Sept
February 2008 Gordon Forim for the Arts, winner of the Image of the North East Award
March 2008 Cranes Art Exhibition, Aberdeen
September 2008, 13 - 22 North East open Studios at Kemnay House
Art Aboyne 11-31 July,Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
NEOS 09 at Kemnay House, Sept, 12 - 21
Marywell Gallery, Aberdeen, Limited Dimension Show - mid November to Jan 2010
Country Frames, Lesley, by Inch, Aberdeenshire - Christmas Show 2009

2010
March Spring Exhibition Marywell Gallery 18th March - 15th May 2010
April Spring Exhibition Country Frames, Lesley. date to be announced
August Land & Sea exhibition at Country Frames, Lesley, Aberdeenshire
September 11th - 19th North East Open Studios
September, 24th - 27th Cowal open Studios
Marywell Gallery Limited Dimension Exhibition, opens 26th November

2011:
March Marywell Gallery
June = Featured Artist at Country Frames Lesley
August - Aberdeen Art Fair with Marywell Gallery
September 10th - 18th NORTH EAST OPEN STUDIOS
September 23rd - 26th Cowal Open Studios
December - Country Frames at Crathes Christmas Fare

2012
February - AVC Media Enterprises Ltd, Aberdeen. Solo Show of Letitia's work
March, 13th - 16th - Crains Exhibition at Queens Cross, Aberdeen
April - Spring SHow, Country Frames, Lesley, Aberdeenshire
May - Celebrating Joan Eardley at Gallery 55 ,Stonehaven
September, NEOS at Kemnay House, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

 

Awards

2001 Gordon Forum For The Arts Heritage Award
2004 Commendation for Landscape Painting from Gordon Forum For The Arts
2008 Touched by Scotland, Image of the North East Award

 

Media

Acrylic Inks, Acrylics, Collage, Gouache, Mixed Media, Pastels, Pen And Wash, Watercolour

 

Subjects

Animals, Buildings, Colour Mixing, Decorative Art, Flowers And Gardens, Impressionism, Landscape, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Still Life, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage, Waterways and Canals