Drawing For Life

 

I'm so happy to start drawing for life again. Every Monday at the new Capitol Arts Network in Rockville, MD, thanks to coordinator Lendah. She always books interesting models.

We Wear The Mask

"What Happens When We Get Old" in my Close Up collage series.

Call Me When You Get Back

 

Another close up collage "Call Me When You Get Back" alludes to distance communication. Can we really make a connection through the phone lines?

Up Close and Personal

 

I've been experimenting with some extreme closeups of some collages I made in West Virginia this winter. This one "Treading on Thinness."

Gallery 6 - Richmond VA

Gallery 6 Off The Chain exhibit opened Friday June 7, 2013 in Richmond, VA. On left is curator Helene Ruiz, who designed the multi-media exhibit to address issues of slavery, emancipation and liberation and featured local, national and international artists.

Living Life Like It's Golden

Adjoa Burrowes with her two mixed media cut-paper collages.

Black artists of DC exhibiting artists.

The Black Artists of DC's "Living Life Like It's Golden" exhibit opened February 21 at Bowie Sate University's new Fine and Performing Arts Center in Bowie, MD. 25 artists participated.

Intriguing Translucent Collage

I promised myself this year that I would take at least one art workshop each month to learn new skills and techniques. My Translucent Collage workshop at Plaza Art in Rockville, MD yesterday was my first for the year. The small class painted with Golden liquid acrylics, which assures strong, vibrant colors, and matt medium. We painted on top of paper towels, believe it or not, and after drying, peeled the towels apart, torn them or cut the pieces and collaged on top of freezer paper. After layering pieces between coats of  medium, we let the piece dry thoroughly. Last night I slowly peeled the collaged paper from the freezer paper, revealing a beautiful translucent colorful skin. Can't wait to work with these pieces in other layered collages and will experiment with wrapping these skins over wire to create 3D sculptural art. I'm in Love!