Always an artist in various media, I began painting late in life and have little regard for rules in the creative process. Art represents freedom. I am for the most part untrained and strive to preserve my own artistic vision.
Texture is my passion, and I enjoy experimenting with lines, repetition, and layering. My art spans a wide variety of subjects and techniques. That's what keeps me fresh. Occasionally, I become very involved in color, but my focus is consistently the interplay of shadow and light.
Growing up I was all about math and science. I drew some but no one ever told me any of it was any good so I gave it up. In the 60's I was pre-med at Stanford University for three years but finished up my degree at UC Berkeley in Spanish, French, and History. Later in life I returned to school to study psychology. I hold a Masters Degree in Psychology and have many years of professional experience in counseling and mental health centers, schools, a treatment center for male adolescents, the Correctional Center at Urbana (IL), a women's prison, alternatives to violence counseling in schools, as well as private practice.
Art became my profession in 2003. I always had a yearning for watercolors and pottery; I am lucky enough to have been able to do both and owned a studio in Asheville, NC: Lucky Landing Pottery. (You can read Jethro Waters' thoughts about myself and my pottery in The Asheville Citizen -Times.) In 2017 I moved to Washington DC with my husband, Ron ronsousa.com. Since arriving, I have focused primarily on mixed-media and works on paper. I enjoy exploring creative limits.
My Work has been shown in galleries, appeared in magazines, and is in the homes of art collectors around the world.
website: www.jabsART.com
Instagram: @jabsartdc
Joyce Ann Burton-Sousa joined Pixels.com Licensing on May 27th, 2010.
