Born Robin Ballard, in Newmarket ON, I studied visual arts at the University of Guelph, focusing on painting and photography. I lived briefly in Scotland, where I married, adopting the surname Burnett, before returning to settle in Newmarket. Return visits to Scotland’s rural countryside offer a continued source of inspiration. Recent works also include inspiration from Canada’s east coast, mixed with isolated Georgian Bay landscapes and rural Ontario. Each landscape holds subtle reminders of time’s impact on the land whether through nature’s elements, or the seasonal cycles; and many works explore man’s influence on the natural landscape. I work in oil glaze, building up thin layers of paint, and allowing the primer to shine through the paint, which give my paintings a luminous quality. I am an active member of the Newmarket Group of Artists and helps to organize the Newmarket Art Walk and Studio Tour each fall.
The permanence of the natural world in stark contrast to life's fleeting moments and seasonal changes.
Panoramic oil glaze landscapes that show the white glow of the canvas through the layers of colour and detailed miniature vistas.
Works are often intimate, miniature pieces displayed in shadowbox frames or as three dimensional woodblocks, which hang directly on the wall.
Change is in the Air- Newmarket Executive Gallery Group Exhibition
Feb. 12-June 10, 2022
Newmarket Augmented Reality Project
Spring 2022-Spring 2023
Newmarket Art Walk & Studio Tour
Oct. 1 & 2, 2022
An active member of the Newmarket Group of Artists. Past shows include the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, ‘Second Nature’ at the McKay Art Centre, the McMichael Art Gallery Autumn Art Sale and the Newmarket Art Walk and Studio Tour.
Working with other artists to create a dynamic local art scene.
Children's Book Illustration
Newmarket Art Walk & Studio Tour
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