Sushila Burgess Arts and Crafts


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All prints and products are sold via reputable online retailers including Amazon, CafePress, Lulu, and Fine Art America.
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Poster prints start at about £12 or $19 USD, greetings cards at about £2.80 or $4.45 USD, plus postage and packing.

On this page:

Most recent paintings, October 2010 to Christmas 2011:

Merry Christmas Tree Fairies by Sushila Burgess Detail of Merry Christmas Tree Fairies by Sushila Burgess: Blue Fairy Detail of Merry Christmas Tree Fairies by Sushila Burgess: Red Fairy Detail of Merry Christmas Tree Fairies by Sushila Burgess: Orange Fairy Robin Singing Competition by Sushila Burgess Christmas Pudding Fairy by Sushila Burgess Christmas Pudding Fairy by Sushila Burgess Blue Elephant Squirting Water In Progress by Sushila Burgess Bat People at the Pipistrelle Party by Sushila Burgess White Horses on the Sea by Sushila Burgess Sketch for White Horses on the Sea by Sushila Burgess Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree by Sushila Burgess Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree by Sushila Burgess Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack by Sushila Burgess Closeup of Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack by Sushila Burgess Tiger Sphinx by Sushila Burgess Swan Lake Reader by Sushila Burgess Study for Swan Lake Reader by Sushila Burgess Toadstool Fairy Flies Again by Sushila Burgess Lily Pond Fairies 2011 by Sushila Burgess Bird People: Long-Tailed Tits by Sushila Burgess Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class by Sushila Burgess Indian Angel Messenger by Sushila Burgess

Elephants, peacocks, deer and swans:

I painted these images on ceramic tiles, and now they form a fire surround in my home. The elephants were inspired by a figure from a 16th-century Persian bestiary. Click an image to view a larger version or view as slideshow.

Painting of blue elephant waving its trunk. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of woman in red sari offering an apple to an elephant. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of blue elephant running to accept an apple. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of birds' nest in flowering tree. By Sushila Burgess.
Painting of two deer. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of two swans. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of swan and two ducks. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of swan and duck. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of flamingo. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of deer drinking. By Sushila Burgess.
Painting of peacock beside birdbath. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of woman in red and gold dress sitting by fountain and reading. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of yellow elephant. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of woman in red sari dancing. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of peacock beside lily pond. By Sushila Burgess. Painting of yellow elephant. By Sushila Burgess.

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Bird people:

Bird people: chaffinch family. A painting by Sushila (Sue) Burgess. Detail of Bird People Chaffinch Family: the nest Detail of Bird People Chaffinch Family: the father Feral angels. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

Bird People: Little Green Bee-Eaters of Upper Egypt by Sushila (Sue) Burgess Bird people: robin. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Bird people: woodpecker. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Detail 1 of Bird People: Little Green Bee-Eaters of Upper Egypt. By Sushila Burgess Detail 2 of Bird People: Little Green Bee-Eaters of Upper Egypt. By Sushila Burgess

Bird People: Long-Tailed Tits by Sushila Burgess Bird people: peacock king and peahen. A painting by Sushila (Sue) Burgess. Blackbird and Worm by Sushila (Sue) Burgess Bird people: the bluetit family. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

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Fairies and Mermaids:

Fairy liquid. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Fairy feeding swan. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Fairy cakes. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Mer quarrel. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

Mer Mum and Comb. A painting about underwater nit-combing by Sushila Burgess. Detail of Mer Mum and Comb: the Mum. A painting about underwater nit-combing by Sushila Burgess. Detail of Mer Mum and Comb: the Daughter. A painting about underwater nit-combing by Sushila Burgess. Detail of Mer Mum and Comb: the dad. A painting about underwater nit-combing by Sushila Burgess.

Mermaid race. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Detail of Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class by Sushila (Sue) Burgess. Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class by Sushila Burgess

Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class by Sushila Burgess Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class by Sushila Burgess Lily pond fairies 2008. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

Toadstool Fairy Flies Again by Sushila Burgess Lily Pond Fairies (2011) by Sushila Burgess

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Real and imaginary animals (with bonus birds!)

White Horses on the Sea by Sushila Burgess Bat People at the Pipistrelle Party by Sushila Burgess Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree by Sushila Burgess Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree by Sushila Burgess

Meeting in the rose-garden. A painting by Sushila Burgess. Cats and Roses. A painting by Sushila Burgess. The moon unicorns. A painting by Sushila Burgess. An Octopus Summerhouse (detail) by Sushila Burgess

Monkeys and Sunbeams by Sushila Burgess A Sphinx by Sushila Burgess Sketch for White Horses on the Sea by Sushila Burgess Tiger Sphinx by Sushila Burgess

Swan Lake Reader by Sushila Burgess Study for Swan Lake Reader by Sushila Burgess She Flies with the West Wind. An illustration from Jasmine's Unicorn by Sushila Burgess. Guard Dog and Guard Peacock. An illustration from Jasmine's Unicorn by Sushila Burgess.

Robin Singing Competition by Sushila Burgess Blue Elephant Squirting Water In Progress by Sushila Burgess Blue Elephant Squirting Water by Sushila Burgess

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Prints and products:


T-shirts, bags and lots more, from Sushila Burgess Designs on CafePress.com or CafePress.co.uk

Selected product types:

Selected product themes:




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Art books and children's book:

Books and image downloads on Lulu.com and selected books now available on Amazon.

Front cover of Jasmine's Unicorn Front cover of Bird People and Blue Elephants Front cover of Bird People, Mer People

More details of Jasmine's Unicorn:

Jasmine's Unicorn in pictures. By Sushila Burgess. Jasmine's Unicorn in pictures. By Sushila Burgess. Now available on Amazon! Children's book: Jasmine's Unicorn, a magical adventure for children aged about 5-8 years. Jasmine meets a unicorn hiding in her horrible great-aunt's garden, and soon she is on a mission to help her unicorn friend: a mission involving ghosts, witches, mermaids, a rather annoying fairy assistant and a horribly hungry dragon. Buy it on Amazon!

Read the first chapter | See the story in pictures


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Other things on the site:

And if you use Firefox, you can dress your browser up with FREE Personas by Sushila Burgess based on the artwork from this site:

'Rosy rainclouds' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Swan pond' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Elephant gallop' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Magic chaffinches' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Rosepatch' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Peacock brushstrokes' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Two peacock tails' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Swirling blue mist' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Flamingo lake' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Painted tropical fish' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Lily Pond Blur' persona by Sushila Burgess 'Bird People' persona by Sushila Burgess

Contact details: My email address is of the pattern: firstname.lastname@btinternet.com
Please use my full first name Sushila not my nickname Sue.
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Latest additions to the site:

Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree by Sushila Burgess Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack (2011, shown in progress) by Sushila Burgess 30 Dec 2011: Merry Christmas Tree Fairies | Robin Singing Competition | Christmas Pudding Fairy
24 Sep 2011: Bat People at the Pipistrelle Party
4 Sep 2011: White Horses on the Sea
23 July 2011: Golden Orioles in a Cherry Tree
9 July 2011: Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack (shown in progress)
30 May 2011: Tiger Sphinx
29 Apr 2011: Swan Lake Reader
13th Feb 2011: Bird People: Long-Tailed Tits
6th Feb 2011: Toadstool Fairy Flies Again | Lily Pond Fairies | Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class

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Detail 2 of Bird People: Little Green Bee-Eaters of Upper Egypt by Sushila Burgess Pictures of peacocks and more. By Sushila Burgess. Pictures of elephants and more. By Sushila Burgess. Pictures of swans, deer and more. By Sushila Burgess. Pictures of bird people. By Sushila Burgess. Pictures of fairies, mermaids and more. By Sushila Burgess.

Jasmine's Unicorn and all artwork on this site (c) Sushila Burgess 2008-2011
except: Egypt slideshow, Greece slideshow, garden slideshow: photos (c) John Burgess 2006 | Jazzy's Engines (c) Jasmine Burgess 2009.

Last updated 30th December 2011 by, as always, Sushila (Sue) Burgess