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Throughout Patricia's adult life she has been painting and enjoying presenting images of the world as seen and imagined. The paintings you see here are frequently textural, suggesting multiple layers of images through time. Ancient scenes, structures, people from long ago, and other realms weave through many of these paintings.
She hides faces and figures in her Dreamscape paintings as subtle representations of the life spirits in living and inanimate subjects. Or perhaps as the impression left by those who passed the scene long ago.
If less inclined toward fantasy, explore the landscapes and visit the more realistic work that focuses on the beauty of nature and Patricia's fascination with the moods conveyed by the human face.
Patricia is a Pennsylvania Certified Art Teacher K-12, certified by the Pennsylvania Board of Private Academic Schools as a pre-school teacher, and has three years of experience with the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit working with children in a special education setting. She is coordinator for The Coffee House Center of Bucks County Art Program that supports young adults with Asperger's Syndrome/AS and Persuasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified/PDD/NOS. Her focus is on creative and mental growth in art through exploration of subject matter, various media, and imagination. Individual attention is key to her teaching approach. Patricia has been teaching private art classes for children and adults since 1980.
A graduate with high distinction from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education, Patricia has pursued a lifelong interest in art. While showing her work in juried shows in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, Patricia has also been involved in teaching adults and children in her home studio since 1980. Her work is primarily done with watercolor collage, and mixed media
| 1974 | Pennsylvania School Press Association |
| 1985 | Honorable Mention, Hatboro Lions Club Art Show, Hatboro, Pa |
| 1987 | First Place, Bux Mont Art League Art Show, Bucks/Montgomery County, Pa. |
| 1987 | Second Place, Sellersville Gallery in the Park Art Show, Sellersville, Pa. |
| 1989 | Third Place, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa. |
| 1990 | Award of Honor, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa |
| 1990 | Special Judges Award, Lititz Art Show, Lititz, Pa. |
| 1990 | Second Place, Chestnut Hill Art Show, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1990 | Honorable Mention, Mallard Creek Art Show, Richboro, Pa. |
| 1991 | Honorable Mention, Boardwalk Art Show, Ocean City, New Jersey |
| 1994 | Honorable Mention, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa. |
| 1995 | Third place & Honorable Mention, Tinicum Arts Festival, Bucks County, Pa. |
| 1996 | Honorable Mention, Doylestown Art League Members Show, Doylestown, Pa. |
| 1997 | Third Place, Lititz Art Show, Lititz, Pa. |
| 1997 | Honorable Mention, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa. |
| 1998 | Second Place Watercolor, Lititz Art Show, Lititz, Pa |
| 1999 | Second Place Watercolor, Doylestown Art League Juried Members Show, Doylestown, Pa |
| 2002 | Award of Honor, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa |
| 2005 | Award of Honor, Annual Peddler's Village Art Show, Bucks County, Pa |
| 2009 | Third place, Watercolor, Pastel, Pen and Ink, Gallery of the Arts, Sellersville, Pa. |
