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Welcome to my blog! Here, I frequently share insights about my creative process, including the inspiration behind my projects and showcase the preliminary sketches that contributed to the final pieces.


The Vibrant Energy of a Summer Fun Fair:
Discover Abstract Fun Fair at Night, a bold abstract painting capturing the colour, chaos, and joy of summer fairgrounds.
Simon Burdge
Sep 2, 2025
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A Hilltop Moment in South Wales: Discovering St Woolos Cathedral
Newport Cathedral painting, South Wales watercolour, Cathedral on a hill artwork, Welsh landscape painting, St Woolos Cathedral, Newport, watercolour architecture art, quiet hilltop church, historic Welsh churches, Simon Burdge art, Cathedral painting UK
Simon Burdge
Jul 20, 2025
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Drawing the Amulet: From Ancient Stone to Modern Ink
Sketched at the British Museum, this drawing explores the symbolic power of ancient objects and the modern meanings we bring to them.
Simon Burdge
Jul 8, 2025
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I am Late
This sketch was done quickly from a train window. It captures someone running to catch a train on the opposite platform.
Simon Burdge
Jun 14, 2025
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The Frozen Moment.
Life drawing has always intrigued me deeply. The ability to freeze a moment in time and translate it into lines and shapes is a powerful expression.
Simon Burdge
Jun 7, 2025
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Sunflower on a Blue Background
The sunflower paintings by Vincent van Gogh are among the most iconic images of the twentieth century
Simon Burdge
Feb 19, 2025
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Exhibition at Royal Academy
This post concerns the "Souls grown deep, like the Rivers" exhibition. An exhibition of black artists from the American South Atlanta at the Royal Academy in London. I'm particularly interested in the untitled painting by Pervis Young. The picture is 3 feet by six feet and was painted in 1980. It looks like it has been painted on found wooden packing cases, which have been painted and nailed around the edges of the larger painting to form a frame. The found wood and frame hav
Simon Burdge
Jan 22, 2024
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