Sunrise at Stonehenge

Oil on canvas 32 x 42 by Brendan Burns

This painting was in my head for a long time. I have been to Stonehenge many times and occassionally the weather can be very dramatic.

I whitnessed this incredible sunrise elsewhere but combined the rolling landscape of Stonehenge with this firey red sky in the morning.

The painting took a few weekend sessions to complete.

Le Chapeau de Paille - Copy of a Rubens

Oil on wooden panel by Brendan Burns

This is another all time favourite painting of mine - I painted this in 1997 and it was my first oil painting in 20 years or more.

Prosperine by Rossetti - My own version

This is a study of Rossetti's Prosperine I painted in oils. It's true to the original size but I incorporated my wifes face (Krista)instead of the original - it was a gift to Krista's close friend as a wedding present.

Rossettie painted a few versions of this painting and I liked the version with the red hair.

Sunrise at Newport Bridge

Oil on canvas 10 x 8 by Brendan Burns

One of my favourite places to see the sunrise is from Jamestown in Rhode Island looking across the bay to the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge. I painted this for a friend as a present for his wife.

Polar Bears

Oil on canvas 20 x 30 by Brendan Burns

This is the first painting I did of mother and daughter - Trixie and Kobe from Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence RI. Trixie is the mother bear and Kobe the young cub being taught to swim or so it seems. I studied them for a whole day gathering a lot of reference material. I painted and dontated this original work to the zoo for their Annual Fundraising Auction.

Lion Study

Oil on MDF Panel 30 x 40 by Brendan Burns

What attracted me to painting this image was the dappled sunliight on the lions fur for the sun filtering through the branches on the old tree. I painted this in 1999