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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
IN 1987 PAT AND JACK ENJOYED
CREATING "PAT'S COUNTRY BEACH STUDIO", A QUAINT LITTLE ART GALLERY ON COUNTY
ROAD 30A IN WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THEY EXHIBITED THE WORK OF THE LOCAL
ARTISTS. THE COTTAGE SAT ON A HIGH DUNE AND WAS SURROUNDED BY SAND PINES,
SABLE PALMS AND SCRUB OAKS, THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE THE CREATIVE,
NATURE LOVING SPIRIT.
NOW AS IN YEARS PAST, THIS ARTIST'S
EXPRESSION HAS BEEN THROUGH THE INTERPRETATION OF LANDSCAPES, DUNESCAPES AND
VINTAGE HOUSES, REFLECTING A LINK WITH THE PAST. THESE PAINTINGS SOMETIMES
EXPRESS THE ARTIST'S FEELING OF CURIOSITY ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER.
PAINTING WATERCOLORS AND ACRYLICS IN A LOOSE STYLE CAN BRING ABOUT THE
PLEASING RESULT OF MOOD AND ENERGY CONVEYED. MOODS OF NATURE EMERGE WITH
THE USE OF DEEP ATMOSPHERIC SKY COLORS AND MUTED EARTH TONES. SHE FEELS
COMPELLED TO BECOME A PART OF THE SCENE, GIVING THOUGHT TO GOING THERE. THE
EERIE LOOK OF OLD, ABANDONED HOUSES WHICH SHOW STILLNESS AND HAVE A FEELING
OF MYSTERY APPEAR IN MANY OF THESE PAINTINGS. FEELING THE BEAUTY OF A
PLACE AND THE "OTHER TIME" INSPIRES PATRICIA TO CAPTURE IT. WALKING
THERE, THE OLD BEACH ROADS TAKES ONE THROUGH SMALL FORESTS TO THE AZURE BLUE
AND WHITE OF A HEAVENLY SCENE.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PAT IS
PAINTING WITH A LIMITED PALETTE TO CREATE THE UNIQUE LOOK OF FADED
PHOTOGRAPHS. SHE USES WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC AND OIL PAINT FOR MOST OF HER
ART.
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