Cathy's Coneflowers, Barker Reservoir Nederland, Co

This painting has just come back from the framers and I am so pleased with the results. I have an excellent framer here in Venice, Fl, The Collectors Gallery,

One of my special loves are cone flowers and last fall I saw this marvelous garden by the side of a dirt road in Nederland, Co down by Barker Reservoir. I took many pictures and got to know the owner as she will be one of my new neighbors when my summer studio is built. (More on that later)

This is another in a series of the textured paintings that I have been experimenting with over the last 10 months or so. The centers of the flowers are made to look like the texture of the cone flowers. I really enjoy this process and will be doing more. This painting is 18X24 so it is very effective. The Georgia O'Keeffe influence still prevails for me.

Vence Art Center Spring Member Show, Venice, Florida

I named this one "ATTITUDE". I just got a real kick out of the look on each of the birds. I spotted them across the street from my lot in Nederland, Colorado, when I was there last fall. They are swallows and each seemed to have such a personality. I painted it with the new Atelier Acrylics on a cradled gessoboard. The overall effect is very good and you get the feeling of the birds in the air. So if you have every wondered what was happening up on that wire, this is a small insight. Hope you enjoy it. It was accepted in the juried Venice Art Center Spring Member show, so I am very delighted.

Exciting News

This watercolor that I painted in 2006, will now be going to the Venice Area Historical Society for display that the Red Caboose at the Historic Train Depot. The VAHS will be accepting the painting at their annual meeting on Thursday March 27th at the Pelican Pointe Country Club in Venice, Fl.

I also have made greeting cards of the painting for them to sell at the Caboose. I am very pleased that it has found a wonderful home and will be appreciated. It was interesting painting it, and I put the Depot in the back to remind people of where the caboose has come to rest and will be kept for history.

If anyone is interested in purchasing cards please email me at pat@paintingpat.com and I will notify the VAHS. They are using it as a fund raiser for the caboose.