“I sense beauty and harmony and feel that my painting is a vehicle of expression for these qualities in life. Working in oil, I do a variety of subjects in the realist tradition. My subjects reflect a strong feeling for light contrasts and composition and may be individuals, landscapes, seascapes, or historic locales.”
FEATURED ARTIST: Tarpon Springs Art Festival’s 41st event, March 28-29, 2015.
FOUNDER: Tarpon Springs Paint & Photo, a large plein air event now in its 8th year.
CO-FOUNDER: Artists’ Faire Gallery and Gift Shop – April 2011 – 2016.
CO-FOUNDER: Tarpon Art Guild gallery - 2016
Paintings are in private and corporate collections across the United States, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and throughout Europe.
MEMBERSHIPS: Past President, Tarpon Springs Art Association; DunedinFineArtCenter; Charter Member and Past President of the Stoughton Art Association, Massachusetts; Gallery Artist of the SouthShoreArtCenter, Cohasset, MA; Past Copley Artist of the Copley Society of Boston; and the Canton Art Association, MA.
ATTENDED: Univ. of MA, Amherst; BayStateAcademy; Mass.College of Art
AWARDS: Has won many regional and local awards, including those awarded by the Tarpon Springs Art Association, the Stoughton Art Association, the SouthShore Art Festival, the Pembroke Art Festival, and the BrocktonArt Museum. My paintings were used on the set of “MysticRiver” film in 2002.
FEATURED ARTIST Heather was chosen Featured Artist for the 41st Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, March 28-29, 2015. Her painting (below) was used for the Poster and T-Shirt artwork. A framed 11x17 poster is available for purchase at Tarpon Art guild. Please Note: All images are copyrighted and owned by the artist.
Tarpon Springs Signpost
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just in! Get it at Tarpon Art Guild! Heather Risley, the 2015 Featured Artist of the Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, helped us create our very own Tarpon Springs garden flag! Thank you Heather. Her directional beach sign captures all of our favorites.