Art Facts:

Patricia was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Florida in 1982.

Even though she first started her art education in1996, she has won multiple awards for her work over the past fifteen years at various local art association and gallery shows in Florida as well as in North Carolina. She has studied under numerous watercolor and mixed media instructors from all over the country . She continues to seek and learn new techniques as her work exemplifies. She works and instructs from her studio at home in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

During the summer months she also works and instructs from her studio at her home in Brevard, North Carolina.

She belongs to Studio 1212, Tarpon Springs Art Association, Creative Artists Guild, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Beach Art Center, Art Sarasota, Connestee Falls Art League of Brevard, N. Carolina and Hendersonville Art League of N. Carolina, International Society of Acrylic Painters, West Pasco Art Guild, Florida Watercolor Society and Transylvania Art Guild in North Carolina. She has worked in the capacity of a board officer in many of these art associations, including President of Connestee Falls Art League where she brought many fresh ideas to enhance the league's presence and importance in the community.

Patricia is also a workshop instructor who has gained popularity for her unique techniques in painting and her ability to communicate with her students through positive and gentle reinforcement and encouragement. Her students are also winning awards from her teachings.