Post 345: PWAS Spotlight Artist Helen Joyce Burroughs

PWAS Spotlight Artist Helen Joyce Burroughs

The Artistry Spin Blog has started a series for Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members called "Spotlight Artists", where those artists that want to be featured will submit a prearranged template for posting here and spread on our PWAS social media sites.

This week's featured PWAS Spotlight Artist...

Helen Joyce Burroughs

Date: 5/3/2023

Artist Style: Abstract, landscapes, mixed media

Artist Mediums: oil pastel, acrylic, textile

Artist Bio:

Helen grew up in 1960s Los Angeles with the warmth of the sun; palm trees; ocean breezes; the sound of cool jazz; and gardens filled with bougainvillea, roses, camellias and gladiolus.

Color has the most impact on her art with the repetition of forms, light, and colors. Texture is created with silk, cotton, wool and gels. Her work ranges from abstract to representational.

The only message she wants to convey is one of joy. She wants the viewer to feel happy, at peace and perhaps intrigued, when they enjoy the light, color, texture and movement of her art.

Artist’s Awards:

2017 and 2018 (Fine Art Category), Potomac Regional Art Show, “Come Ride With Me”, “Perfect Love”.

2018 Honorable Mention (July and August), Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, “Fire on the Mountain”, “Belle’s Tatting”.

2018 Honorable Mention, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, “On Sacred Ground”.

2016 Honorable Mention, U. S. Embassy, Rome, Italy, “Stylish Lady”.

Artist PWAS Member Since:

June 2022

Artist’s URL:

https://www.Helenjoyceburroughs.com

Artist's Contact:

703-928-1776 Helenburroughs@comcast.net

 

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Author/Artist/Photographer: Helen Joyce Burroughs

 

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits:
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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Post 341: PWAS Member Helen Burroughs Talks Fiber Art

PWAS Member Helen Burroughs Talks Fiber Art

Monday, April 24, 2023. Our featured guest artist this month was fellow Prince William Art Society member Helen Joyce Burroughs. Helen showed off some previous fiber art works she has created and gave many helpful tips on how to get started when creating and combining fiber and paint.

See also:  https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2023/04/post-234-pwas-meeting-april-24-at-730pm.html

 

 

One of the tips Helen mentioned that stood out to me was about combining a painted background on the canvas with silk ribbon. Using gesso on your canvas will make the artwork FAR more difficult to do. You would be better off purchasing ungesso'd, unstretched canvas and having it stretched. The needle getting through a gesso'd canvas...well, you will have your work cut out for you there!

 

PWAS members have the opportunity to Zoom into the monthly meetings. Recently, the meetings have started with the guest speaker presentation, typically followed by light refreshments, then on to the business part of the PWAS meeting. New members are acknowledged and visitors are welcome too.

Open Space Arts Call for Art for "Threads"

As was mentioned in the meeting, sometime in August - September (if not earlier) a call for art will go out for the art show at Open Space Arts called "Threads". This show will feature fine creative arts with fiber/materials. Very often, these types of artworks take a lot of time to create - so this is a heads up for this show so you can plan your entries. The show will run October 18 to November 12, 2023.

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Donna Liguria

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 339: PWAS Meeting April 24 at 7:30pm Program Features Helen Joyce Burroughs

PWAS Meeting April 24 at 7:30pm Program Features Helen Joyce Burroughs

The monthly meeting for the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) will meet on Monday, April 24 at 7:30pm

Featured Guest Program

April 24th the Prince William Art Society will host a program by Helen Joyce Burroughs at 7:30 pm which is free and open to the public. Please come join us at the Tall Oaks Community Center, 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192, for this enjoyable evening followed by light refreshments. If you wish, stay for the business meeting to learn about the educational and show opportunities provided by the society.

Ms. Burroughs is a native of California. She has traveled the world for her career in international trade and her personal interest in other cultures. She has visited over thirty countries, always taking the time to explore the art and gardens of the places she visited. Much of her work builds on her love of folk art that is dominate in the countries of Russia, South America and parts of Eastern Europe. The vibrant colors and emotional motifs that characterize the development of art in these countries influences her work.

Ms. Burroughs enjoys using a broad range of techniques and concepts. Her work utilizes oil, oil pastel, acrylics and textiles depending on which medium best suits the concept and emotions with which she is working. She has utilized her interest in textile art, including embroidery which she studied in France, to enhance her paintings. Her work can be viewed at her website  . She explains this process in a YouTube interview with the McLean Textile Gallery which can be viewed here:  https://youtu.be/O1Xkv8wHTew and will share some of her unique ways of interacting with the surface of her works to introduce texture and the unexpected.

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Images and mediums:

 

Teleport III, Australian aboriginal tribal cotton on canvas  

Cloth Wars, acrylic, silk, cotton and velvet

Untitled, layered assorted fibers and fiber embellishment

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Author: Emily Hawes

 

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 313: Women's Literature Authors at Open Space Arts

Women's Literature Authors at Open Space Arts

Open Space Arts at Stonebridge featured 2 weekends of local authors for Women's History month. March's art show is called "Reflecting on Women's Point of View in Literature". The show will run from March 1 - 26, 2023.

Meet the Local Authors

On Saturday, March 11 and March 18 there were a total of 5 authors in the gallery available to meet and discuss the business of books and celebrating the art of writing and more.

March 11 featured authors Jackie Thomas and Michelle Baker.

March 18 featured authors Liletta Harlem, Helen Joyce Burroughs and Sharon Krasny.

 

 Liletta Harlem

 

Helen Joyce Burroughs

 

Sharon Krasny

Keep an eye out on this blog and the PWAS website for upcoming events of all kinds at Open Space Arts.

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 239: Meet a PWAS Member: Helen Burroughs

Meet a PWAS Member: Helen Burroughs

A Lifelong Art Lover & At Collector Becomes an Artist

Helen Burroughs has loved art since childhood. As an executive, she traveled the world for work and collected art along the way. In retirement, a conversation with a gallery owner sparked an artistic journey that is evolving and flourishing today.

Pushing the Boundaries of Mediums

Helen has enjoyed using acrylics and oil pastels to create both representational and abstract art:

In our interview linked below, Helen tells us how she has come to incorporate textiles into her visual art, from ribbon embroidery to a new wool technique that she is developing herself. It's exciting to hear how an artist has pushed her art into new media and directions!

In fact, Helen is currently creating a body of work for an exhibition that's scheduled for January 2023 at the McLean Textile Gallery.

More Inspiration from Helen: An Artist Catalog

In our recorded conversation, Helen shows us a remarkable marketing tool that she created: a full-color artist catalog. As you watch her flip through the catalog, you may be inspired to create something similar to showcase your own artwork!

Watch Helen's Interview Below—She's on a remarkable journey!

Click here to watch the interview

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Author: Kathy Cornwell
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in mixed media collage. 

Photography Credits:
Photos courtesy of Helen Burroughs

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!