Patricia Rose

What is your favorite art medium to work in, and why?

I love using acrylic paint with its bright, saturated hues. Acrylics dry fast, so you can layer colors quickly and you can control its consistency and texture. These paints are water soluble and you can add other ingredients such as glazing medium that give paint more transparency and fluidity. Acrylics helps me to create paintings that are either aquatic or celestial but always evoke movement.

When did you first figure out that art was important to you?

When I was around 10 and I started experimenting with colorful pastels and after my teacher asked if she could keep my work and I felt that sense of healthy pride when someone else appreciates what you have created.

Who is your art mentor?

I work with young people with disabilities. I am often inspired by how those who struggle in some area of life, manage to find ways to express themselves through art. Also I love looking at art that has been produced by others and some of my favorites are internationally known James Nares and Bruce Riley and local artists Matt Dodge and Claudia Lima. All these artists create with completely different styles but when I see what they have created it makes me want to get out my paints and explore.

Finish this sentence: My art is my...

JOY! There are many things in my life that bring me delight and art is just one of them but sometimes I truly feel like I just need some alone time with my art supplies. I become absorbed in my creative mind and the whole world is no bigger than my studio. I feel that this a recharging which helps me with rest of my days where my joy becomes sharing and giving to others. I find many ways to create art. As well as painting I enjoy sculpting with found objects and photography.

What advice would you offer someone just beginning their exploration of their own artistic self?

What ever aspect of art that you might think of exploring learn from others, listen to others and then branch out and find your own path. Spend time with people that will support your creativity and then will give you space to develop your craft.

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