Hedone - Stretched Out

Rosie is inspired by light and life, her work can be broadly split into two - the figure and the landscape, although fleeting encounters with a scene or scenario also generates work Rosie produces. Helicoidal pattern within composition connects a lot of her work - the spiralling form of the universe, DNA, shells, surf, clouds, can be found in a lot of her work. Rosie has always been concerned with the human condition – interaction with the environment, she has developed an ongoing series of woodcut prints concerned with observations and muse into the effects of consumption on the planet. Representation of the human form is an ongoing preoccupation - gender, the association of gender roles, femininity, masculinity and its depiction in Art. Rosie's prolific - she has a large portfolio of work, a lot of it can be seen on her website www.rosieburnsartist.com

Rosie sold her first paintings when she was 15 years old; she has been making and selling her artwork for over three decades. She trained as an Archaeological site and find illustrator as part of a degree in Archaeology and Sociology. She then went on to study for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in secondary Art and Design, university of Plymouth, in the late 1990s. Rosie has taught in many educational environments and continues to work in a forest school, run a monthly life drawing day and various Art workshops. She lives in Bideford in North Devon and has a passion for gardening and sea swimming.

Hedone, is the Ancient Greek Goddess of Pleasure, Enjoyment and Delight. She is the daughter of Eros and Psyche, and as such she is more specifically the Goddess of Sensual Pleasure. In Roman Mythology, she is known as Voluptas, where she is an associate of The Graces. Hedone's opposites were the Algos, personifications of pain. As spring burst in 2023, temperatures rose, the pleasure of stretching out in the sunshine was a palpable joy

Cardboard Cut - Monoprintt 100% recycled hand made cotton rag paper, water based ink and gold glaze.    

52x25cm

Framed under glass

Edition of 5