Autumn is my favourite season, both for the weather and the array of warm colours in the landscape. As an artist the inspiration is endless really, but here I will tell you about my seven favourite things to paint.

I am a strong believer in there being a time and place for everything. I wasn't ready to tackle this difficult subject until I had done the 30-day challenge. But there is more to it. I have featured nests in previous works like a tiny nest in a tree or a textured nest in a bird painting. But solo nests have to have impact to be successful as a piece of work.

The first idea I had for this series was in the night when I was staying in hotel in Norwich. It was during that short period between being awake and drifting off to sleep. This time, known as hypnagogia, is a special time and is well recognised as being a highly creative "twilght zone". It doesn't happen to me often, but when it does it results in a creative solution or creative new idea and it's amazing! On this occassion I leapt out of bed and sketched my idea and wrote it

The way the colours were used was just magical to me. I didn't know all of the arty terms at the time, but what I did know is that I just could imagine myself standing there in the scene, feel the warmth on my face and hear the rustling of the trees in a gentle breeze. I was obsessed with how a painting could do this!

Hello! Let me introduce you to a new painting or two... First up is "The Wildwood Awakens" The Wildwood Awakens ©Deborah Burrow This...

A post about being brave and free in painting, and about moving away from self imposed limitations and expectations.

The #artistsupportpledge has been going on since the early days of the Covid19 pandemic on instagram, and I have now decided to take part...

How does one keep a healthy mind, body and soul when everything seems so unreal in the pandemic? Well, I have asked myself this question...