by patternart | Feb 24, 2021 | News
The following is my Artist Statement for the upcoming exhibition at Jansen Art Center in Lynden opening March 11. The show will be online virtual but now that Whatcom County is in Phase 2, I understand there will be an in person opening and Jansen will be open in some... 
by patternart | Jan 10, 2021 | News
Sunlit Spruce 24″ x 48″ Once again, my new painting coincides with a recently finished book. “The Overstory,” by Richard Powers, It is a wide ranging, wandering fiction centered around the evolution of forests on Earth and the threat posed by... 
by patternart | Dec 5, 2020 | News
“Know Thyself” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself is an ancient Greek aphorism carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi. One of the disciplines an artist enjoys is occassionaly rendering a self portrait. This exercise... 
by patternart | Oct 31, 2020 | News
Learning to draw, by drawing daily, is akin to developing a language, Each mark is a vivid description of the topography of the shape, regardless if its a quick full figure gestural sketch or a detailed observation of the hands or feet. Portraiture has always amazed... 
by patternart | Oct 17, 2020 | News
Ground Cover, 30″ x 48″ Acrylic on Aluminum Panel I love painting the bare bones of the forest, the solitude of winter trees. Andrew Wyeth painted the lonesome landscapes of winter, he said “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure...
