Festival

Oil Painting 16 x 20 

This painting was started on-site at the Lawn and Garden Show in March, 09, as a demonstration. I was working with the near-by display of hanging baskets of ferns, gourds, birdhouses and other hanging plants. The painting then sat in my studio for about 8 months with unresolved areas. I was invited to show my work at a Fall Festival at Neumeier's Nursery in October and with the atmosphere there, painiting plein-air and talking with people about my work, I was able to finish this piece, including the silouettes of two figures. This is a very festive Festival.

Golden Guitar

Oil painting 28 x 22  

Another guitar image evolving from my continued interest in working with music to inspire my paintings. John Williams Spanish Guitar Classics was the music I played while painting this beauty. Thick paint, applied with a palette knife, many layers deep, create a rich textured surface.

Red and Blue Fusions III

Oil painting 24 x 18  

I often use strong complimentary color schemes for my paintings. For this one I started with orange/reds and blue/greens and watched as the colors evolved toward the greens and yellows. I had painted a study of a woman in a wild print mumu type of dress and her clothing was the initial inspirition for this color scheme. You never know where the inspirition will come from -- you need to be open to new ideas. Even the angular shape came from her clothing.

Harvest Moon

Oil Painting 16 x 12 Sold

Sometimes the abstracts become a recognizable scene. I started this with a thick layer of various blues applied with a palette knife. I placed the circle in a yellow orange for contrast and it was an Atlantic Coast seascape. Add a little water shimmer and a lighthouse. Done.

Turquoise Canyons

Oil painting 28 x 22  Bluegreens, soft oranges and grays are applied thickly with a palette knife. Memories from a trip to the southwest, American Native flute music and Navajo jewlery combined as the inspirition for this work.

Primary Geometry

Oil Painting on linen 28 x 30 

Patricia Lappin is a 2009 recipient of the Mayor's Honors to the Visual and Performing Arts. This honor was presented by Mayor Ray Baker of Fort Smith Arkansas, on April 28th, 2009.

Celebrations

Oil painting 28 x 22  
Fireworks, rides at the State Fair, birthday presents, fun.

Black and Red Graffito

Oil painting 28 x 22  Paint layers overlap, hidden images, scribbles on top, a sense of mystery.

Allegro Molto

Oil painting on linen 34 x 44  A large oil painting on linen to the music of Mozart.