…on the topic of gardens, the theme continues with many of the arresting paintings tendered by Emily Patrick (b. 1959), who mounts a solo exhibition between 11th-29th April at Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street, St James's, SW1Y 6BN. I first encountered Patrick's work in 1986 at a show she had at the prestigious Bond Street space of Thomas Agnew & Sons. To this day I recollect being blown away by her remarkable use of colour and accomplished, sensual draughtsmanship. I was not alone in my admiration of her stunning still lifes and sensitive portraits - every picture was sold!
Stylistically, there are echoes of the Impressionists Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and Berthe Morisot (1841-1895); however, Patrick has a highly distinctive technique that is intensely personal. To me, she is a poet in paint. Although there are views of Winchester and Cambridge, interior scenes of the artist's home in Greenwich an an affectionate composition of a mother with her new-born baby, many are floral compositions, such as foxgloves, tumbling yellow roses, honeysuckle and a flowering hyacinth bulb. Patrick says of her compositions: ‘Their purpose is to celebrate the beauty in the world that we may sometimes forget.’ Prices range from £1,500 and £25,000 and the catalogue can be viewed at www.emilypatrick.com.
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The Enquirer April 6th by Anthony Lester
Emily Patrick, Gallery 8, London
…on the topic of gardens, the theme continues with many of the arresting paintings tendered by Emily Patrick (b. 1959), who mounts a solo exhibition between 11th-29th April at Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street, St James's, SW1Y 6BN. I first encountered Patrick's work in 1986 at a show she had at the prestigious Bond Street space of Thomas Agnew & Sons. To this day I recollect being blown away by her remarkable use of colour and accomplished, sensual draughtsmanship. I was not alone in my admiration of her stunning still lifes and sensitive portraits - every picture was sold!
Stylistically, there are echoes of the Impressionists Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and Berthe Morisot (1841-1895); however, Patrick has a highly distinctive technique that is intensely personal. To me, she is a poet in paint. Although there are views of Winchester and Cambridge, interior scenes of the artist's home in Greenwich an an affectionate composition of a mother with her new-born baby, many are floral compositions, such as foxgloves, tumbling yellow roses, honeysuckle and a flowering hyacinth bulb. Patrick says of her compositions: ‘Their purpose is to celebrate the beauty in the world that we may sometimes forget.’ Prices range from £1,500 and £25,000 and the catalogue can be viewed at www.emilypatrick.com.