Sunday, August 5, 2012

Off to See

In a very short time, roughly two weeks, I will be embarking on a six-week journey to Europe. The challenge to myself is to blog that trip here and add images and musings; sketches and ideas.  We will be traveling to Venice-Athens-Istanbul-Naples-Rome-Barcelona-Madrid-Lisbon and many smaller ports and places in between, some of them my very favorite places in the world.

While not taking much beyond a sketchbook, watercolor pencils and pens, my goal is to get some of the most memorable impressions of these places on paper. It has been my experience that small experiences make the greatest impact and are revisited time after time -- like finding a small chamomile blossom between paving stones of an ancient walkway in Rome or a perfect apricot-tinted sunrise over a nameless Greek island. Revisiting those memories in my mind over and over again  has encouraged me to try to capture future images and express them artistically whether by drawing, painting, or photographing them -- iconography, in a way, for an amazing journey.




Thursday, March 1, 2012

Lily Pond Series

Water Lily Prints

Featuring my Water Lily Pond Series. All of these images were created from photos of our backyard pond.






These and more are available in your choice of sizes and style of print at Dana Patterson Art Photography

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

California Coastal Art Photography

I am sponsoring a page at Fine Art America for beautiful images of California's Coast.
California Coastal

Please drop by and create something beautiful - canvas wrap, prints, framed/matted, in almost any size you would like.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

FAA - Fine Arts America

Fine Arts America Profile
Clicking on this link will let you review, comment, follow, create prints, and even LIKE my work.











Have fun!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

New Webstore Open Now!

Finally  took a deep breath and opened a web-based marketing site to sell my artwork.  Beginning with photographs, I plan to add images of the original pieces I still have.  Won't you stop by and view my galleries?

http://dana-patterson.artistwebsites.com/news.html