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.

Updates

  • Three years of returning to illustration
    Three years ago I restarted my illustration journey. I’d taken 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 for… Read more: Three years of 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
  • Menang Country
    I camped out in Menang Country (Albany) over the weekend, a little bit of doing nothing. Almost. I find it so hard to just do nothing and yet it’s so often what we need to do the most. The slowing down, appreciating a hot cuppa and what’s in front of me has become a real… Read more: Menang Country