Art in Burg

Art Galleries in March

painting in the East Asian manner. Ahe has an art studio at Canal Quarter Arts, where she teaches watercolor to adults and children, as well as acts as an experienced artwork juror.

Aja Albertson

"Creating Elegance on Silk"

Works by Janey Harrington

Artful Dimensions, 922 Caroline St

Opening Reception, First Friday, March 3, 6-99pm portrait, still-life, and more. Artwork media will include acrylic, assemblage, collage, drawing, oil, photography, printmaking, textiles, three-dimensional objects such as jewelry and sculpture, and watercolor.

. ~Anne Timpano

Art Studio

241 E Charles St

“Wanderings”, Lois Baird

Opening Reception First

Friday, March 3, 5-99p

Brush Strokes Gallery, 824 Caroline St

"Wanderings" is a new oil painting exhibit throughout March. Lois invites viewers to join her in journeys along a spectrum of roads and pathways that will take them as far as their imagination leads.

Lois says that an inspiration for this exhibit was a quote by J.R.R. Tolkien, "Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate." This sentiment serves well as a guide to tapping into a dimension of life that is not evident when we focus only on the destination of our travels. Anticipation of a "secret gate" opens one's eyes and heart to be alert and appreciative of aspects of a scene that are visually delightful and seem to tell a story, as the subjects of "Wanderings" do.

Ar works are a reminder that the journey itself may be as valuable, or more precious, than the destination and bring to mind another Tolkien quote: "Not all those who wander are lost".

Collette Caprara

Featured Artist, Dee Ann Layton

Canal Quarters Arts

1517 Princess Anne St

Dee Ann Layton. Layton is an active member of the Sumi-e Society of America, and the National Capital Area Chapter of Sumi-e, which promotes brush

Janey Harrington remembers the moment she fell in love. It started with her brush touching silk and the creative juices percolating in her head. Harrington still gets chills taking about what has become her passion. The self-taught artist follows her own process of layering dyes to create one-of-a-kind colors. Her eye-catching designs and brilliant hues are stunning and luxurious. Flowers, dragonflies, and abstracts are her favorite subjects. Each design is unique, some with as many as 40 layers of dye. Visit Artful Dimensions Gallery in March to see her masterpieces.

~ Sally Cooney Anderson

“March Madness” All Member Show Second Friday, March 10, 6-99pm

The Artists' Alliance 100 Taylor St, Suite 101 Colonial Beach Gallery open Sat-SSun, 11a -55p

Benji Collins, who brings to the table a brimming enthusiasm and talent for creating his art work and ideas. Benji is an illustrator, mark maker and portrait artist native to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Even at an early age, his time was spent with pencil in hand, furiously trying to depict the greater machinations and oddities flying through his head Benji is a maestro of the fantastically absurd; drawing chimeric forms, beautiful bodies and the wonderfully bizarre in a palette that can only be described as vivid. .

~ Aja Albertson

All Member Show

Opening Reception First Friday, Art First, 824 Caroline ST

The gallery will present works in all media, featuring a wide range of subjects and artistic styles. Subject matter will include abstraction, landscape,

The Artists' Alliance (AA) at Jarrett Thor Fine Arts is celebrating March Madness at the gallery. Member artists are bringing in work that has lingered too long in their studios, and seeks new homes (at bargain prices). This is a rare event at AA, and will last through the weekend. Additionally, we will feature a group exhibit, New Awakenings, appropriate for the season. AA members also are displaying their painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, and wood furniture. runs thru April 9

Rob Rudick

810 Caroline Street, Downtown 540.371.4099

Artist on Site Saturdays

Visitors to Fredericksburg's Liberty Town Arts Workshop would have been enchanted if they happened upon Bill Harris' Sunday oil-painting class recently and perused the works-in-process of his student artists. One piece that would have attracted their attention is Helen Karnath's depiction of the Rappahannock infused with the brilliant light of sunset that makes its way through a bank of dark clouds, dappling a stand of trees and reflecting on the waters below. "I love the river and hope that this painting will convey the spirit and mood of a peaceful evening," Helen said.

As uplifting as the painting is, its impressiveness will be multiplied ten-fold when folks learn of its back-story. That begins with Helen's lifelong love of painting. Now 81, Helen created her first painting, a horse, when she was ten. As a high-school student in Suffolk, VA, she received art instruction from Mary Perts (who had her own back-story, having come from an aristocratic Russian family and losing several loved ones in the Russian Revolution.) After graduating high school,

Helen continued painting with Perts in her home.

Wherever life took her, Helen found an art teacher and mentor who enabled her to pursue her passion. These included a co-worker in a peanut company in Virginia, and Steven Walker , an acclaimed artist in Columbus, Ohio, where she lived for 16 years. Helen's only hiatus from her lifelong dedication to and delight in painting were the years she dedicated to caring for her children.

In 2015, Helen and her husband, Jim, moved to Fredericksburg to be close to four of their grown children who lived in the area. She immediately began searching the Internet and visiting galleries and studios throughout the city to find an art teacher. That was when she found Bill Harris and began taking his weekly class, where she continues to paint today. "I love the camaraderie and helpfulness of all of the students in that class. And Bill is a dedicated teacher who will give pointers or a demonstration of how to deal with a challenging part of