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Written on: [Wednesday April 25, 2007, 21:26]
Title: Pat Blair, Studio Artist/Instructor

Painting is a way of life. Some people do art for the fun of it while others do art because they must. I am in the last group. I must create! I see painting opportunities everywhere I go. I love to paint landscapes with big sky, open fields and distant mountains and hills. At the same time I must become one with the scene. Living in Southern Oregon allows me ample opportunity to view beauty close up!

Art and Painting have been a life-long learning experience. I consider myself a student of life and learn most by observation and experimentation in art. Although I have worked in many art mediums watercolor painting, to me, is a fluid expression of life as I see and experience it. The transference of my observations to a pure white sheet of Arches watercolor paper makes for a satisfying experience in the exciting world around me especially when I can keep the light!

Landscapes are my passion! I paint en plein air or from photographs I have taken or from compositions. I enjoy painting trees, mountains, sky, water and the reflections in water. I also enjoy painting buildings with special character.

I am inspired by the works of Andrew Wyeth, Maynard Dixon and Peter Hurd but am awed by the simplicity of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Working as a painting instructor in my studio with adults and children keeps me looking at new techniques. I experiment with styles in order to interest and encourage my students. At one time I co-owned & operated a paint your own pottery studio. There I instructed Italian Pottery Painting techniques for adults.

SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS:

Rogue Gallery & Art Center: Dancing With The Muse - July/August, 2010
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - May, 2010
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - September, 2009
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - May, 2009
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - October 2008
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - July 2008
Medford Library Four Artist Exhibit, Nov. 2007-April 2008
Studio/Gallery Exhibit October - 2007
Rogue Gallery & Art Center Rental Sales, 2004-2010
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - January - 2006
Medford Art In Bloom Pot Pourri, 2005 & 2006
Plein Aire Paint Out, Roxy Ann Winery/Hillcrest Orchards, 2005
Pony Espresso Gallery One-Person Show, 2005
Jacksonville Art Amble, 2005
Studio/Gallery Exhibit - July-2004
Southern Oregon Historical Society Paint Out, 2003
Art & Gifts Gallery, Sedona, Arizona, 1995-1998
Graphic Designer: Children's Festival, 1967 to 2010
Staff Artist, Jackson County Library, 1970-1974
Life Member: Rogue Valley Art Association, Medford, Oregon and
Plein Air Painters of Oregon

Education: I majored in Art and Business, Eastern New Mexico University and later studied Art and Information Sciences at Southern Oregon State University.

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