Heather Risley Artist
Paintings, Commissions, Art Instruction
Paintings, Commissions, Art Instruction
Heather Risley
Artist
HEATHER RISLEY
www.heatherrisley.com
hrisley1@gmail.com
“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; Dunedin Fine Art Center; Charter Member and Past President of the Stoughton Art Association, Massachusetts; Gallery Artist of the South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA; Past Copley Artist of the Copley Society of Boston; and the Canton Art Association, MA.
ATTENDED: Univ. of MA, Amherst; Bay State Academy; 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 South Shore Art Festival, the Pembroke Art Festival, and the Brockton Art Museum.
My paintings were used on the set of “Mystic River” film in 2002.
CLICK HERE TO SEE NEW ENGLAND PAINTINGS BY HEATHER RISLEY
AFTER THE RAIN
PRESERVE PATH
(at Brooker Creek)
ANCLOTE KEY SUNRISE AND SUNSET
PARADISE-UNFOLDING
PARADISE-BLOOMED
PARADISE-WANING
BLUE AND WHITE
TRIO OF ROSES
ELEGANCE
SERENE BEACH
PLANTERS-SAFFORD AVENUE
KINDRED SPIRIT
THE AMERICAS
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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.
Tarpon Springs Signpost Garden Flag ©Heather Risley
ANCLOTE KEY LIGHTHOUSE
FEATURED ARTIST-HEATHER RISLEY-MAY 4, 2018
Reception on May 5, 2017 for Heather
PANZIES GALORE
Panzies Galore
THE GIFT
The Gift
PARAKEET PARTY
Parakeet Party
DECEMBER VISITORS-HOODED MERGANZERS
December Visitors-Hooded Merganzers
The Netcaster
Tarpon Springs Signpost
FEATURED ARTIST
Heather was chosen Featured Artist for the 41st Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, March 28-29, 2015. Her painting (above) was used for the Poster and T-Shirt artwork.
Please Note: All images are copyrighted and owned by the artist.
TRUMPET VINE(HOWARD PARK OVERVIEW)
