If you would like to enquire about prices and availability of paintings, please contact me at laurebury@live.co.uk 

Commissions welcome. Prices range from £195 to £1200.

 In Aztec and Mayan mythology, the god of fire Xiutecutli is represented as a butterfly. Fire, like the butterfly, is a symbol of personal transformation.

The myth of Psyche and Eros is a mythological metaphor for the feminine journey toward consciousness. Psyche is the Greek word for both soul and butterfly.

I have chosen the butterfly as universal symbol of the human spirit for my paintings to express the spirit's need for freedom and its ability to overcome life's viscissitudes.

The colour compositions are harmonious and graduate from darkness to light, thus giving them an ethereal quality.

On another level, I am inspired by my garden in Devon which has strategically placed buddleias and attracts dozens of butterflies. My paintings can then also be seen as an expression of a beautiful spring or summer garden in bloom...

Beauty in Art is important to me. There are enough ugly things going on in the world. I only have to look at the news for that. As an artist, I prefer to create beauty...

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