Jeremy Burton is an artist and storyteller based in Boorloo, Western Australia. My artwork, photography and illustrations often feature our oceans, nature and lots of silliness.
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- Picking wild berries
Eating wild berries as a kid was a special treat. When I was little, I loved picking the wild berries that grew near our house. When the rain came in winter, wild blackberries grew big and juicy. I’d head out with my brothers and pick and eat so many. We were free to roam on… Read more: Picking wild berries - Three years since returning to illustration
Three years ago I restarted my illustration journey. I’d taken a break due to life and other things. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve learnt so much over that time. Sometimes it’s good to look back and see just how far we’ve come. Tonight I scrolled back to the first idea I had… Read more: Three years since returning to illustration - Plant a smile
There’s a theory that if you smile at a certain location in the world, that the happiness you generate stays in that particular location. So one day, a lifetime later someone walks past that spot on the earth and feels the happiness you have left. And they smile in turn, and plant another one. It… Read more: Plant a smile - Fly my boy
First trip overseas by yourself, under your own power and freedom. I’m so proud of the man you’ve become. Dad - Your children are not your children
I like this one. It speaks to how we prep our kids and how we are just their guide and launch point into the future. Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with… Read more: Your children are not your children