Lyn Burns Most of my works are colourful landscapes. Many are somewhat sketchy – I like the drawing, the gesture and movement in the landscape.  The natural world provides my subject matter.  I tend to turn away from every part of the built environment to concentrate on the wild, the beautiful, or the quirky in the landscape.  The sea has always had a strong pull for me, and I draw the waves, the water’s edge and the expanses of the ocean.  Trees provide wonderful shapes and lines – there are very few straight lines in my work; I like the twists and turns, the ins and outs.  Being in the landscape, drawing from nature, gives me a sense of belonging, and I become a part of it while I am there. My usual choice of medium is soft pastel. Other media and other subject matter present different challenges and allow the imagination to expand and the mind and brush to experiment.