FRANCES KEEVIL GALLERY
SHELLEY BURNHAM
TAKE A MOMENT 18 – 23 JUNE 2019
‘Take a moment’ is Shelley Burnham’s 12th Solo exhibition.
This series of paintings is inspired by photographs she has taken, along with her own imagining of the world around her. Shelley wanted to illustrate the abstract concept of being present in a moment using her unique painting skills.
‘Take a moment’ is a glimpse into Shelley’s life that is not distracted by the past or the future.
Shelley Burnham grew up in Melbourne where she studied advertising at RMIT. Upon moving to Sydney she began to pursue her passion for art, Shelley initially painted in watercolour under the tutelage of Pam Sackville before making the switch to acrylics and oils with Juliet Holmes à Court and mixed media with Pamela Cowper.
Shelley’s paintings are executed with a deep sensitivity and an obsessive passion for her craft. Her great love and appreciation of the Australian landscape is a backdrop to Shelley’s acute observations of life. Her multi-faceted paintings often include a quirky sense of humour and childlike honesty and observation. Each painting is imbued with a magic and whimsical quality that is brought to life by her command of colour and texture.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I think it is really important in our fast paced lives full of distractions vying for our attention to just take a step back and be present – to experience the moment for what it is and to engage with it. That feeling is what I have tried to capture in paint.”
– Shelley Burnham 2019
Frances Keevil Gallery, Bay Village, 28 – 34 Cross St, Double Bay NSW 2028 t: 02 9327 2475
https://franceskeevilgallery.com.au/ex-details/2019-burnham
Exhibition to be opened by Mr Simon Chan, Director of Art Atrium. Opening night Wed June 19th 6-8pm.
Wine kindly sponsored by The Cookhouse Randwick
Coogee Beach 56x76cm $1850 
I found you! 65x70cm $1850 
In the middle of it all 40x25cm SOLD 
Just passing Little River 40x70cm $1500 
On the way home from Akaroa 40x70cm SOLD 
Up in the hills 65x70cm $1850 
A quiet place 17x24cm $600 
Driving Through 18x24cm SOLD 
Cherry Blossom Time 65x70cm SOLD 
Looking Out 17x24cm $600 
Let’s go visit 30x30cm $800 
Living the dream 30x30cm SOLD 
Transcendence 91x91cm $2950 
Out of the blue 91x91cm. SOLD 
End of Summer 30x30cm SOLD 
Flying high 65x70cm $1850 
Jump In 65 x70cm SOLD 
Think I’ll just sit a while 20x25cm SOLD 
Peering through the window 65x70cm $1850 
Take a Moment. 91x91cm SOLD 
Imagine 50x50cm $1400 
In the morning 50x50cm SOLD 
Sunday Afternoon 91x91cm SOLD 
Look up 91x91cm $2950 
One day at a time 56x76cm SOLD 
Hanging out together 56x76cm SOLD 
Daydream believer 100x100cm $3950
