Date/Time
Date(s) - Feb/10/2022 - Apr/03/2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Allure Art Center Main Gallery
Categories
Coastal inspirations is a new fine art painting exhibition featuring two award winning Virginia artists. The works of Catherine Hillis, a watercolor painter, and Joseph Burrough, an oil painter, will be featured in the exhibit that opens February 10th and will prove that oil and water mix well. The 35 original paintings in the exhibit take their inspiration from the coastal region and the natural beauty surrounding the sea and bay. From blue crabs, old watermen’s skiff, scenic salt marshes to the iconic watery sunsets, this exhibit will have you hearing the sea and feeling the salt air.
Catherine Hillis is an award-winning fine art watercolor painter who exhibits and instructs nationally. She was recently awarded First Place, Best of the Bay in the Annapolis Plein Air Competition. Catherine and her works have been featured regularly in the following national publications: Plein Air Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine and Watercolor Artist Magazine. She is a member of the National and American Watercolor Societies as well as numerous state watercolor societies.
“My paintings can be described as traditional landscapes, still lifes and figures, but I try to use my unique perspective to draw the viewer into the world as I see it, incorporating humor or beauty whenever possible in unexpected places.”
Joseph Burrough is a self-taught painter who began working in oils as a hobby at age 15 while growing up in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia. After leaving a career in facilities management in 1993, he pursued his lifelong dream of painting as a full-time artist. “Oil painting has always fascinated me from an early age. I enjoy capturing the many moods of nature with a loosely-rendered realism, be it a peaceful, relaxing vista, or a fleeting, windswept moment. My goal is to paint what I see, feel and experience in a way that stops viewers in their tracks and inspires in them a deeper appreciation for the beauty and majesty of the wonderful creation around us.”
Joseph is a member of the American Impressionist Society and the Oil Painters of America. When he is not painting in his studio, he is out painting en plein air across the country and in Plein Air Competitions with fellow artists.
This fine art exhibit at Allure Art Center opens February 10th with a preview reception at 6pm and runs through April 3rd. To attend the preview reception, you need to RSVP to info@allureartcenter or call 804-323-3169.
