Watching the Train With Friends  

11" x 8.5, Watercolor on paper, Winter 1999  

Tom's Comment:

The background seems better than the last. The light in the foreground helps center the action. The upper horizon is fantastic. But the action needs to be enhanced, the figures interacting.  

 

 

"Fighting For A Love"  

11" x 8", May 27th, 1999

The black night kidnaps her for  himself but her white night is going to save her. Watercolor background digitized with inserted coloring book images. , 17k

Tom's comments:

This work is not really in sink with itself. The inserted images are not in harmony with the watercolor background. The Knights should be up off the bottom of the canvas and larger. The green should encroach more into the canvas. The water should be a darker color.  

 

 

Cow  

I sold this cow painting away. My maid"s friend wanted a cow painting. I'm not sure if she was just talking. I saw her this weekend and she took it and my Mom paid for it. I should have told her the price before I painted it. Live and learn.  

Tom's Comments:  

Congratulations on the round about sell. It is a lot of work to draw with your head stick. I like that you are including your signature cartoons of yourself and your friend in your coloring book art composites. I wish the colors could be better, dirtier. Please include date, price, program you completed in.

 

Little Girl In Pond  

Tom's Comments:  

This is the greatest artwork of Patty's yet. I want to know the size and price of this piece. It has a single central figure. An additional image of the swan is toned down. The background is wonderful in its expression of the real emotion of the artist.  

 

 

Having a Nut

8" x 11", Watercolor on paper, April 9th, 1999  

Tom's Comments:  

Painted freehand without the use of coloring books or drawing programs. Obviously taken from something, maybe even from life. The use of brown and blue sets up a likable color pattern. The scraggly tree and the black plane in the sky adds most of the angst in the painting which is the most important part of the work. I imagine the squirrel is sitting on a brown log. I look for more diversion in the way of light and dark color and drop the squirrel size to let the background have its day.  

 

 

Windsurfer with Lighthouse  

Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8.5", April 1999  

Tom's Comments:  

Now this watercolor shows Patty working in her mode. The scene has a wonderful mixture of sensitivity and angst. A dark day but with lighthouse.  

 

 

Red Flower  

Watercolor with digital, 5" x 7", May 10th, 1999  

Tom's Comments:  

This is an intriguing piece what with the red flower against a almost black background. It shows a dark side to something. Not that Patty is a dark person but it taps into what all humans experience, beauty with sadness.  

 

 

Sweet Bunny  

Watercolor on paper, 8.5" x 11", May 12th, 1999  

It is a colorful painting. It makes think of a bunny in my yard.  

Finished Monday 9th,  1999 paper size 11" x  8.5"  

Tom's Comments:   

This is a little lighter in its demeanor. The bunny is black and white. Not what we would normally realize in a painted bunny because of the difficulty in rendering the two colors clearly. The background is so elegant in its simple but colorful way. One of the finest works in this series.  

 

 

Waiting For My Rider  

Paper size 11 by 8,  Finished in June 28, 1999  

I painted this because I love horses. They are beautiful.  

Tom's Comments:  

I most excellent painting. The use of yellow as an accent is perfect. The horse has varied shades from black to white. A clear eye and blue sky. This watercolor manner is your best manner. I hope you format all your art work descriptions like this.  

 

 

 Pumpkin

 

Up To Something  

11" x 8.5", May 27th, 1999

Maybe he has a mouse under his paw and he is just waiting for everybody to go so he can eat it. Or he just had the last drop of cream .  

Tom's comments:  

A fine piece of artwork. The gray with the yellow is simple and effective. The small touch of green in the eyes is perfect along with the pink of the ears.  

I would like to see the comments formulated like above with corrected spelling.  

 

 

Flowers Can Grow Anywhere  

June, 19 1999, 11" x 8.5"

I Like this painting for the colors and it looks like somebody has put flowers on the wall for sun

Tom's Comments  

 A very wonderful painting. Clean color and thoughtful mixing of color. Maybe a little more shadow somewhere. Make a pleasing pattern of the lights and darks.  

 

 

The Rose  

July 16,1999 12:30 pm, 11" x 8.5"

I Painted this painting of the rose because I love roses and the gold background makes the rose pop out of the page.

Tom's Comments :

The painting is lacking in excitement. Only three things are playing the tune. The color is good because the colors are muted and not particularity opposing. Form creation by the color is severely missing. Each object has at least three things: light, line and dark.  

 

 

Bird  

 8.5" by 11", Finished August, 1st, 1999, 1:30 am  

This painting is beautiful because the painting has so much life.

Tom's Comments:

This painting has not been attacked enough. The grass is well developed but then the flower, bird and "is that a cat" are silid color. The piece does have a pleasant color combination if I could only think of the right color to add to make it perfect. Maybe just the attention to light, line and darkness would make thins piece good.  

 

Bright House  

Tom's Comments:

The straight on home is a subliminal excitement. Bright windows are a rejoice. But in the end you have only your mind's eye. But do not fear, keep a tight trap and let the chips fall where they may.  

 

 

Good Morning World

Woman Who Is Happy With Herself  

I painted her because she is pretty not she is just like us. I like her face. I painted the background in acrylic basics. The rust is watercolor. This is my first try to paint a face and  flower box. It was hard to paint because I had never tried before.  

 

 The Arch

Wishing Well 

The Tree, July 15th, 2003

Patty says, "It came out really good."

Patty's Dog

Puppies

  

 Patty, in her room at home, the first image taken with her new digital camera 

  

Deer in the Woods, Watercolor on paper, April 2002 

Patty's first group show.  

 THE MIDDLETOWN FINE ARTS CENTER  

AND EMPOWERED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PRESENTS 

WHEN SILENCE BECOMES SINGING 

AN ART EXHIBIT ,ART BY PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES .SOME OF THE PIECES WERE DONE COLLABORATIVELY.SOME INDIVIDUALLY.ALL OF THR ART FOCUSES ON THE ACT OF CREATIVITY TRANSFORMING EVERYDAY SILENCE INTO AN OCCASION FOR SINGING;.  

THE SHOW OPEN MARCH 22, 2002 WITH A RECEPTION FROM 6P.M TO 8P.M.. AND RUNS THRU APRIL 11, AT MIDDLETOWN FINE ART CENTER.BUILDING HOURS ARE 9A.M.---9P.M. MONDAY THROUNGH THRURSDAYAND SATURDAY FROM 9A.M.------NOON MFAC MIDDLETOWN FINE ARTS BUILDINGARTS IN MIDDLE TOWN BUILDING 130 NORTH VERITY PARKWAY P.O.BOX 441MIDDLETOWN OHIO 45042513--424-2417 E- MAIL WWW.MIDDLETOWNFINEARTS.COM 

Images from Art Opening  

  Antonio, artist  

  Robert Harris, AbledArts Member 

  Rita Kempf, Patty's Mom and caregiver 

  Patty with her new voice board 

 Horse

  

Birdhouse, January 6th, 2002 

I did a good job on this.  The artist, who set up the Middletown Art Show, took the bird house painting and the guy on the horse painting the lion painting and one other!  I can't believe this!  

 

 

What a Cute Dog, Watercolor on paper, October 26th, 2001 

  

Ceramics 

Done earlier in Patty's art studies