SMYRNA -- Visual artist/educator Marc Burnett of Cookeville will visit Motlow Smyrna on Feb. 25 (Tuesday) to present an exhibition of his original watercolor paintings.
Burnett will present his artwork as part of the Motlow State Community College’s celebration of African-American History Month. Students, faculty, administrators and staff can meet the artist and see his paintings from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Building 3 community space.
A native of Alcoa, Tennessee, and a 1977 graduate of Alcoa High School, Burnett has served as vice president for Student Affairs at Tennessee Technological University since March 1992.
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| Marc Burnett (courtesy of The Crossville Chronicle) |
In the Spring of 1999, Burnett struggled to recover from a near-fatal automobile accident. That’s when two Tennessee Tech colleagues gave him his first watercolor painting set. He later asked his wife, Tamelyn, to buy postcards that were specifically designed for watercolor painting. It opened up a floodgate of creativity. He could not stop painting.
“I started to feel less stressed, less worried, less agitated,” Burnett recently told a reporter on the popular PBS-TV program “Tennessee Crossroads.” “Agitation was the major thing. You go from doing everything to doing nothing. I just had to find another outlet.”
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| "Strawberries," a watercolor painting by Marc Burnett |
Burnett is the second person to hold the Student Affairs position at Tennessee Tech since its creation in 1982. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Journalism, a master’s degree in Educational Psychology, and an Ed.S. degree in Administration & Supervision.
He also has served as the pastor of Colonial View Baptist Church in Cookeville for the past four years. He has been married to Tamelyn for 36 years. They have two children, Mario, 34, and Bianca, 30.
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