About A. Burris
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Awards
2020
People's Choice
Renaissance on Main Plein Air Festival and Competition
2020
First Place
Renaissance on Main Plein Air Festival and Competition
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Biography
Cliché as it sounds, as far back as I can remember I felt like an artist. I can't explain it any other way. Thing is, life what it is, I allowed myself to listen to family members who told me with quite a large amount of certainty that there is no future in art. Little did I or they know that you don't choose to be an artist... Art chooses you.
When I was 20 years old and in a terribly abusive relationship I felt I needed an escape (I suppose that was more literal than I realized at the time, wasn't it?). I went to a local hobby store and picked up some little tubes of paint and an 11"x14" canvas. I'll never forget it. I just wanted a hobby. Something to get my mind off things. If life has shown me one thing, it's that, in my life anyway, everything really happens for a reason. It wasn't long before company would ask where I bought this painting or that painting and I found that not only had painting brought me a bit of self-esteem, it also brought me the ability to walk out that door and never return. Over the years, I've moved around and tried other professions, but I can't seem to shake this inexplicable desire to hold a paint brush. Nothing can ever seem to replace that feeling. It's like a drug. No matter what is going on in my life, I'm transported to my own little plane where all that exists are within the confines of the surface I'm working on.
Today after a short hiatus having babies, I've switched over from acrylic to oil and work primarily on still life, studio landscapes and outdoors painting en plein air.
I've found that over the years, my work has changed dramatically. I don't know if motherhood or age has allowed me to be a more patient painter. Maybe it's a bit of both. What I do know is that today I paint intentionally from a deep place in my psyche. I've learned how to pull out those emotions and release them onto the canvas. I try to create something deep and meaningful that connects with the viewer. I hope you enjoy!
When I was 20 years old and in a terribly abusive relationship I felt I needed an escape (I suppose that was more literal than I realized at the time, wasn't it?). I went to a local hobby store and picked up some little tubes of paint and an 11"x14" canvas. I'll never forget it. I just wanted a hobby. Something to get my mind off things. If life has shown me one thing, it's that, in my life anyway, everything really happens for a reason. It wasn't long before company would ask where I bought this painting or that painting and I found that not only had painting brought me a bit of self-esteem, it also brought me the ability to walk out that door and never return. Over the years, I've moved around and tried other professions, but I can't seem to shake this inexplicable desire to hold a paint brush. Nothing can ever seem to replace that feeling. It's like a drug. No matter what is going on in my life, I'm transported to my own little plane where all that exists are within the confines of the surface I'm working on.
Today after a short hiatus having babies, I've switched over from acrylic to oil and work primarily on still life, studio landscapes and outdoors painting en plein air.
I've found that over the years, my work has changed dramatically. I don't know if motherhood or age has allowed me to be a more patient painter. Maybe it's a bit of both. What I do know is that today I paint intentionally from a deep place in my psyche. I've learned how to pull out those emotions and release them onto the canvas. I try to create something deep and meaningful that connects with the viewer. I hope you enjoy!
