Ken Burton Art
English, b. 1946
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. Burton left in 1970 to enter public service (The British Police Force) but later retired in 1986 to settle down and return to his real vocation, capturing the beauty of the English countryside in watercolor. Burton says he has "never worked so hard in his life." Increasingly sought after, Burton's works may be found in many leading art galleries throughout the United Kingdom, and are represented in numerous private collections both at home and abroad, particularly in the United States and Japan.
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Naunton, Gloucestershire, UK /// Contemporary British Watercolor Village Scene
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Naunton, Gloucestershire, UK"
*Signed by Burton lower right
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 18" x 21"
Image size: 10.75" x 14.25"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles to the east.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British Police...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
Near Grassington, West Yorkshire, UK /// Contemporary British Watercolor Church
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Near Grassington, West Yorkshire, UK"
*Signed by Burton lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 18" x 20"
Image size: 9" x 12"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 1,126. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is situated in Wharfedale, about 8 miles north-west from Bolton Abbey, and is surrounded by limestone scenery.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
Wells Cathedral, Wells, UK /// Contemporary Watercolor British Church City Scene
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Wells Cathedral, Wells, UK"
*Signed by Burton lower right
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 18" x 21"
Image size: 9.5" x 13.5"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British Police...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
Pershore, Worcestershire /// Contemporary British Watercolor City Scene Village
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Pershore, Worcestershire"
*Signed by Burton lower right
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 21.25" x 26"
Image size: 12.5" x 18.5"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 census the population was 7,125.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British Police...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
Broadway, Worcestershire /// Contemporary British Watercolor City Scene Village
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Broadway, Worcestershire"
*Signed by Burton lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 21.25" x 26"
Image size: 12" x 18"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Broadway is a large village and civil parish within the Cotswolds, located in the county of Worcestershire, England. Its population was 2,540 in the 2011 census, a small increase on the 2,496 in the 2001 census.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
Greatford, Somerset /// Contemporary British Watercolor Church City Scene Town
By Ken Burton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-)
Title: "Greatford, Somerset"
*Signed by Burton lower right
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Not framed, but beautifully matted with hand decorated archival French matting
Matted size: 18" x 20"
Image size: 9.5" x 12.5"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Burton himself in the 1980's.
Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales.
Biography:
Born in Peterborough in 1946, Ken Burton's interest in art began at school and led him to an initial choice of career in design and engraving, in which he trained with Joseph Hules, in London. He left in 1970 to enter public service (The British Police...
Category
1980s Contemporary Ken Burton Art
Materials
Watercolor
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1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
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Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper
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