Beautiful Art from Richard Burns

What I love about this one is the sky. And who wouldn't want to live in that cozy little house?

An earlier painting Richard did during the time when he was doing wildlife exclusively. He was very fortunate to be invited to the L.A. zoo to paint these magnificent creatures. Many times he was allowed in the cages, as he has a natural affinity with animals and they leave him in peace to draw and paint.

A scene from one of Rich's trips to Yellowstone National Park that was very popular and subsequently was used on posters and calendars.

Richard and I both love the magnificence of birds and he really likes to paint them. The Snowy Owl is one of our favorites.

This one is on mugs, puzzles, calendars, and cards.
I just love the way the sunlight looks on the water.

This is a cottage straight out of Yellowstone Park superimposed on a picture Richard created from a scene in the Grand Tetons that he shot with a telephoto lens on a Christmas trip.

This one looks just like an English cottage at the height of the Spring flowering season.

Again, I love the sky! But also the detail of the flowers and the stonework on the bridge is just incredible. And the water fall! How does he do that? Hours and hours of painting....

I don't know how he can get the reflections of the sky in the water the way he does!

Richard likes to name some of his paintings with family names and Noyes was his beloved mother's maiden name. He did this one for her, but we have it because she is no longer with us. I love everything about this painting and it took him a while to get all the flowers, sky and greenery just the way he wanted it.

Poore is another family name. Richard has studied his family geneology and traced his family back to the early 1600's.
I love the willow tree in this one.

This one looks like a photograph even in person. I am lucky enough to have it hanging in my family room to view every day. People often think it is a photo until they get up close.

The model for this house was one Rich noticed in Prescott Arizona one winter as he
was driving through from college in Flagstaff back to Los Angeles. The sky at sunset captivated him...and he loved the house too.

Richard and I both love Victorian houses and there are quite a few in Prescott so on a trip he took photos of a lot of them and then painted this one. As with a lot of his work, people think it is a photo.

This one was done for a series of Christmas cards Richard was commissioned to do. All of the children are our nieces and newphews.

First of Rich's new Angel Series.

Rich loves the morning sky.

We saw a full moon at the top of our street which inspired this one.