Patricia Williams

Patricia’s Watercolors and Oils are inspired by the excitement and love she gets from nature and divine light. Her work has been published locally and worldwide; entered in regional and national shows; won awards and translated into gicleés; cards and tile murals for kitchens and baths. 
“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.”
– Pierre Auguste Renoir.
She feels the same about art as Renoir and doesn’t think she could say it any better.
Her style of art is representational.  She uses many different techniques in her watercolors.  In her very detailed pieces, she uses glazing techniques that take a long time, due to the many layers. Sometimes she will paint an alla prima style using many techniques, wet into wet, negative painting, lifting, back washes, splattering resulting in a representational piece or not.
She uses handmade archival watercolor paper made in France and professional quality paints.  Watercolor is a dance with the water and color, she just enjoys dancing.  In her oils she mainly uses an alla prima style with palette knife, but recently she has started to use brushes when she uses water soluble oils. 
These are a new medium for Patricia. They are professional quality paints and archival just as the regular oils she uses. She prefers painting oils on a board rather than stretched canvas, because of the hard surface.  But occasionally she will paint on canvas.
Art and creative expression has always been a driving motivator in her life.  At the age of 11, she took an Impressionistic Oil painting class.

She studied fine art at American River College 1969 – 73 and received a degree.  In 2001, her husband made it possible for her to quit her corporate job. She  went back to College to continue her art education under Gary Pruner before he retired.
She has taken various workshops from many other artists over the years, both Watercolor and Oil. She has become involved in Sacramento Fine Arts Center and was Show Chair for 2 years for WASH. She is also member of NCA; Elk Grove Artists and member of California Watercolor Association. She’s in two galleries; Blue Moon Gallery; Sacramento, CA; Chroma Gallery; Fair Oaks, CA.
Over the years, her work has been published in various Medias.  In July of 2002 “Reaching for the Stars” was licensed for a one-time worldwide use by Dr. Doreen Virtue to be included in her “Magical Mermaids and Dolphins” oracle card deck, released May of 2003 by Hay House, Inc.  Pictures of her paintings have been published in several art magazines..
She has a piece in the City of Elk Grove’s Art Collection, and several others in business and private collections.