Thea Burtch Art Exhibition- Charles Alvin Lisanby Gallery

The Princeton Art Guild is honored to announce our next show:

‘Project One’

a Thea Burtch Art Exhibition in our Charles Alvin Lisanby Gallery

Now through August 30th, 2024

“I have never been enrolled in a steady art class. Most of what I know about art, I have randomly accumulated over the past three years. Of course, I have been drawing since I was a little kid. I always loved creating and crafting and I knew I always wanted to be an artist when I grew up. Now I can confidently say that I didn’t even have to wait to grow up first.

I live in Oblong, Illinois. I have never gone to public school, instead being home-schooled by my mom from pre-k through now. I will begin my junior year of high school this coming fall. I do not have any siblings, though a few of my friends certainly fill that place.

I am very new to the world of art and I still do not know just where I fit in to it yet. I have tried selling at vendor events, taking commissions, and now, an exhibition. If you asked me two years ago if I could paint, I would have probably said no. I would have said my medium was graphite and graphite only. Now, while I still continue to sketch, I have also experimented with watercolors, oils, colored pencils, and clay. Clay is definitely not my strong suit, but acrylic painting is. I like that it is messy and colorful and I can sit for hours painting something that could be cute or scary or eerie, and it is completely subjective. Sometimes I paint detailed scenes or portraits as carefully as I can, just for my next work to be finger painted. I think that is what I like about art; no matter how precise or intricate your work may be, there is always a satisfaction in saying ‘who cares?’ and creating what you want to create.”

~Artist Thea Burtch

This is the first time 15 year old Thea Burtch’s work has been shown in a Gallery exhibition. Stop by the Gallery Tuesday – Friday, 11am – 2pm. Be sure to sign her journal letting her know you were in to see the show and let her know your favorite!