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The Tappahannock Main Street Program, the Town of Tappahannock and Essex County are holding a series of monthly Farmers’ Markets located in historic downtown Tappahannock on Cross Street and on Fountain Green. The markets run from 9-1 pm on the third Saturday of each month starting April through November (but not June - RivahFest). |
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August: Joey Burrough As a young boy growing up in Tappahannock, Joey Burrough began pursuing what would become a lifelong passion for painting. It was at the young age of 15 that Burrough first picked up his paint brushes and started to paint. Now an accomplished fine artist, Burrough taught myself in those early years by reading "how to" books on drawing and painting, and by closely studying oil paintings in galleries and museums. Burrough attributes much of his interest and talent in art to his dad. He describes an early childhood memory when he was about 5 of watching his dad start a drawing one night. “He began in the upper left corner with some tree leaves, but I fell asleep. When I awoke the next morning, the whole sheet of paper was magically filled-out with a beautiful pen and ink landscape of a country road and pasture with a rail fence! I was mesmerized.” An assignment as a high school junior to interview someone may have also helped to further propel his interest in art. He arranged to interview Sidney King in his studio. “That was cool.” Burrough exclaimed, “Here was an accomplished artist who was actually making a living and had a national reputation as well. It was inspiring to talk to him, see his studio and books on his works, as well as paintings hanging around the studio.” Although he would spend the next two decades of his life, pursuing different career options and “stumbling around in the dark”, he never put down his brushes and continued to read, practice, and then read some more. It was when he found himself with no energy or time for painting that he decided “I had to give art a chance, full-time. My plan was to give it 6 months, and if it didn’t work out, I’d start looking for a regular job again.” That was 15 years ago and Joey hasn’t looked back. Since then, Burrough has earned a reputation as a fine artist and has won numerous juried competitions and awards for his paintings of loosely-rendered realism. His admirers even reach across the Atlantic. “I got an email from an investment banker in Glasgow, Scotland, asking me if I could do a slightly different version of a large waterskiing painting of mine he had happened to see in a gallery at Smith Mt. Lake the previous summer. He wanted his own two teenage sons skiing behind the boat, with him and his wife in the front seats. So I worked it up for him and shipped it out by Christmas.” Choosing a favorite out of his many works might be a challenge but there is one that does stand out for him. ‘I’m most proud of the painting (and subsequent prints) that received the most publicity in 2000, when the Richmond Times-Dispatch commissioned me to create a painting honoring their 150th anniversary. It depicted two newspaper delivery boys back in the 50’s, delivering papers in the early morning around Christmastime, after a snow, in the Fan area of Richmond. I received a lot of good feedback, especially from folks who had delivered papers themselves as youngsters. It struck a chord, and that’s what you want to do as an artist.” Burrough returns to his hometown on August 21 for the Tappahannock Farmers’ Market. Burrough will be the featured artist for this event which will be held at Cross Street and Fountain Green, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The market returns after its hugely successful inauguration in July with fresh produce, seafood, garden plants and accessories, homemade crafts and fine arts, and restaurant and food vendors. Market goers will be in for a real treat as they can see firsthand Burrough paint plein-air another fine work of art. They can also see some of his original works from Essex County, Italy, historic Richmond, the Tetons of Wyoming, and the Outer Banks which will be on display at the market. Asked why he decided to participate in the market, Burrough stated: “Tappahannock is a great place and has a lot to offer, so I’m honored to help celebrate the town on a day like the Farmers’ Market.” He maintains a studio in Richmond, Virginia, and his works can be seen at Gallery 5800 in Richmond, the Little Gallery at Smith Mountain Lake, the Berkley Gallery in Warrenton, VA or at his website: http://www.josephburrough.com (Photo credit) Kevin Schindler |
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Featured Artist Schedule If you are interested in being the featured artist at one of our events please send us an email with details of your portfolio and indicate the date you would be available to manager@tappahannockmarket.com |
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Founding Bronze Sponsors |
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Tappahannock Farmers' Market • PO Box 1011 • Tappahannock • Virginia • 22560 • 804-445-2067 • manager@tappahannockmarket.com