Patricia was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Florida in 1982. She has won multiple awards for her work over the past eleven years at various local art association shows as well as in North Carolina. She has studied under numerous watercolor instructors from the American Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society and International Society of Acrylic Painters. She continues to seek and learn new techniques as her work exemplifies.  She works from her studio at home in Tarpon Springs and at Studio 1212. During the summer months, she works from her studio at her home in Brevard, North Carolina. She teaches workshops in both locations, Florida and North Carolina. She is a member of Studio 1212, Tarpon Springs Art Association, International Society of Acrylic Painters, Florida Watercolor Society, Creative Artists Guild, Dunedin Fine Art Center, West Pasco Art Guild, Beach Art Center, Art Sarasota, Connestee Falls Art League of Brevard, North Carolina and Hendersonville Art League of North Carolina.

Artist's Statement:

Painting in watercolors is a passion in my life. I find the qualities of the medium are suited to capture a wide range of colors, textures, transparency, and opaqueness. Watercolors can produce exciting effects when you allow them to do their own thing, such as flow freely, forming their own patterns and color mixes. They can be applied as a light wash for the gentleness of nature. These techniques allow you to create the expression of a feeling and define the purpose of painting your subject. Recently I began mixing my watercolors with inks and acrylics and have found this also to be very exciting as these mediums mixed together give me a broader palette for creativity. The natural beauty of the world around us is my inspiration, as nature is an unending source of subject matter. The creative process starts the moment I am attracted to a particular object in nature and then I am off on another painting adventure.

"Nature is a revelation of God, art is a revelation of man."
 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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