Work samples

  • After the Wine Harvest
    After the Wine Harvest
    AFTER THE WINE HARVEST. Watercolor, 20.5 x 18 inches
  • Red Lettuce
    Red Lettuce
    RED LETTUCE. Watercolor, 17 x 20 inches
  • Copper Kettles
    Copper Kettles
    COPPER KETTLES. Watercolor, 10 x 20 inches
  • Granite Morning
    Granite Morning
    GRANITE MORNING. Watercolor, 14.5 x 21 inches

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Burin is an independent artist working in Baltimore.  Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Switzerland, she holds a doctorate in art history from the University of Cambridge.  She worked as a museum curator and taught ancient and medieval art history before turning to studio art, earning a Certificate of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art.  Elizabeth Burin is a Signature Artist member of the… more

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Landscapes

​A landscape is a part of the world as seen by the eye and recalled by the mind’s eye.  I find transparent watercolor to be a perfect medium for evoking the fleeting appearance of a place as seen in the light of a particular hour and day.
  • Desert Twilight
    Desert Twilight
    Watercolor, 12 x 18 inches
  • Granite Morning
    Granite Morning
    GRANITE MORNING. Watercolor, 14.5 x 21 inches
  • Kenai Coast
    Kenai Coast
    Watercolor, 14.5 x 21 inches
  • Rocky Coast in Maine
    Rocky Coast in Maine
    Watercolor, 21.5 x 14.5 inches
  • Alpine Autumn
    Alpine Autumn
    Watercolor, 11 x 14.5 inches
  • Under the Bridge in Winter
    Under the Bridge in Winter
    Watercolor, 11 x 15 inches
  • The Siq (Petra)
    The Siq (Petra)
    Watercolor, 14 x 10 inches
  • Atlantic Beach
    Atlantic Beach
    Watercolor, 11 x 15 inches
  • The Rhone Valley from above Bex
    The Rhone Valley from above Bex
    Watercolor, 14.5 x 22 inches
  • Mount Rainier, Melting Snow II
    Mount Rainier, Melting Snow II
    Watercolor, 20.5 x 28 inches

Nature

The forms of nature---the outline of a leaf, the mass of a rock, the curve of a wing--speak to the eye with singular voices , like individual faces we grow to recognize.  In my renderings of plants and minerals I endeavor to make these voices sing in texture and color.
  • After the Wine Harvest
    After the Wine Harvest
    Watercolor, 20.5 x 18 inches
  • Fall Cascade II
    Fall Cascade II
    Watercolor, 20.5 x 13 inches
  • Red Lettuce
    Red Lettuce
    Watercolor, 17 x 20 inches
  • Tall Trees
    Tall Trees
    Acrylic and watercolor, 18.5 x 13 inches
  • Orchid Garden
    Orchid Garden
    Watercolor, 14.5 x 21 inches
  • Magnolias on Parade
    Magnolias on Parade
    Watercolor, 13.5 x 20 inches
  • Tulip Chorus Line
    Tulip Chorus Line
    Watercolor, 11.5 x 20 inches
  • Pomegranate Snack
    Pomegranate Snack
    Watercolor, 13 x 18 inches
  • Hot Basalt
    Hot Basalt
    Watercolor, 20.5 x 20.5 inches
  • Low Tide
    Low Tide
    Watercolor, 13 x 18.5 inches

Animals

From early in life, I have always loved animals, both wild and domestic.  They offer me, as an artist, countless examples of nature's diverse beauty, and much more: because they are animate creatures, I relate to them as akin to us, however different they may appear.  Watching animals, observing their movements, their behavior, and their relationships gives me a unique pleasure, both esthetic and emotional.  These paintings express both how I see them and how I respond to them.
  • Koi Pond
    Koi Pond
    Watercolor, 17 x 23 inches
  • Coming and Going
    Coming and Going
    Watercolor on gessoed paper, 17 x 17 inches
  • Encounter I
    Encounter I
    Watercolor, 13.5 x 21 inches
  • Zebra Love
    Zebra Love
    Waterolor, 16.5 x 23 inches
  • The Matriarch
    The Matriarch
    Watercolor, 20 x 24 inches
  • Rhino Education
    Rhino Education
    Watercolor, 12.5 x 19 inches
  • Evening on the Pasture
    Evening on the Pasture
    Watercolor, 17 x 23 inches
  • Winner, Loser
    Winner, Loser
    Watercolor, 10.5 x 14 inches
  • Elephant Love
    Elephant Love
    Watercolor, 16.5 x 21 inches
  • Workers
    Workers
    Watercolor, 16 x 23 inches

Abstractions

In my abstract painting I aim to distill the organic curves and irregular forms that inspire my depictions of nature.   Colors and patterns fascinated me from a very young age, and today I work to develop a compositional language built on the beauty of  line, shape, and chromatic harmony.


  • Ikaros
    Ikaros
    Watercolor, 13 x 19 inches
  • Phantom Ball II
    Phantom Ball II
    Watercolor and soluble crayon, 13 x 19 inches
  • Winging It
    Winging It
    Watercolor, 13.5 x 20.5 inches
  • Breaking Out I
    Breaking Out I
    Watercolor, 14.5 x 21.5 inches
  • Brass Band
    Brass Band
    Watercolor, 18.5 x 12.5 inches
  • April Fool
    April Fool
    Watercolor, 19 x 13 inches
  • Circus Time
    Circus Time
    Water media collage, 10.5 x 15 inches
  • Elektra
    Elektra
    Water media collage, 14 x 10.5 inches
  • Spirits of the Canyon
    Spirits of the Canyon
    Watercolor, 19 x 19.5 inches
  • Couple II
    Couple II
    Watercolor, 22.5 x 16 inches