Amy Burghardt
Colored pencil & mixed mediaOsprey, Florida
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Always My Guide
Original artwork by Amy Burghardt

Patient observation. Quiet color. A world built in layers.

Published in CP Hidden Treasures · Featured in COLOR Magazine

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Selected work / 01—04

Drawn slowly.
Seen differently.

Amy's work rewards a closer look—each feather, reflection, and expression revealed through patient layers of color.

01

Green Eyes

Animals · 2013

02

At the Water’s Edge

Portraits

03

The Violin

Still Life

04

A Rose for You

Animals

The studio archive / 05—29

A life of
looking closely.

Animals, flowers, faces, found objects, and places remembered. Choose a subject, then select any piece to see it larger.

Showing 25 works

05

Portrait Study

Portraits

06

Pasture Table

Painted Objects · Hand-painted furniture

07

Tomato Study

Still Life · 2014

08

After the Rain

Florals · 2014

09

Garden Arrangement

Florals · 1996

10

Citrus Study

Still Life · 2014

11

Shoreline Finds

Still Life · 2014

12

In the Garden

Animals · 2016

13

Yellow Boat

Landscapes

14

Bell Pepper

Still Life · 2014

15

Magnolia

Florals · 2014

16

Water Study

Florals · 2014

17

Winter Visitor

Landscapes · 2021

18

Tabby Study

Animals · 2015

19

Pencil Portrait

Portraits · 2006

20

Patient Friend

Animals

21

Winter Window

Landscapes · 1996

22

Quiet Portrait

Portraits

23

Open Country

Landscapes

24

Donkey Pair

Animals

25

Orchard in Bloom

Florals · 2004

26

Tea & Pear

Still Life · 2015

27

Books & Coffee Pot

Still Life · 1996

28

Crane Family

Animals · 2020

29

Fruit in Blue

Still Life · 1996

Titles shown are temporary working titles and can be updated as Amy confirms them. Known years and media are included; unknown details are intentionally left blank.

Published & featured

Work in print.A story shared.

Amy's colored-pencil work has been selected for international books, a juried magazine exhibition, and a first-person feature.

CP Hidden Treasures volumes 6, 7, 8, and 9, all featuring Amy Burghardt's artwork
BooksVolumes 06—09

CP Hidden Treasures

Amy's work appears in four consecutive international collections: Bell Pepper in volume 6, The Violin on the cover of volume 8, and Always My Guide in volume 9.

07CP Hidden Treasures
Featured artist
RecognitionCOLOR Magazine

Advanced Member Exhibition

Amy's artwork was selected for COLOR Magazine's advanced member exhibition.

Selected artist
First-person essaySeptember 16, 2025

Many Thanks and Sincere Gratitude

Amy reflects on the encouragement that led her to colored pencil, her four CP Hidden Treasures selections, and the confidence those honors gave her.

Read on Ann Kullberg
Artist Amy Burghardt wearing red and holding a roseAmy Burghardt · Osprey, Florida

The artist

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Amy Burghardt is an artist based in Osprey, Florida. Her practice moves through colored pencil, painting, portraiture, animals, nature, and personal commissions—pieces made to be lived with and passed on.

The archive brings together dated works from 1996 through 2021. Across the years, Amy returns to animals, gardens, water, everyday objects, and people—always with a patient eye for character.

1996Earliest dated work shown
04Published volumes
30Original works shown
Amy Burghardt holding a framed artwork of two great blue herons
Amy Burghardt and a friend holding Amy's framed puppy-in-a-boat artwork

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