Patricia Keller

medium: painting

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Sunflower 2015 Painting	Grasses Tapestry 2015 Painting	Blue Flags 2014 Painting
Horsetails Tapestry 2014 Painting	Bull Thistle 2014 Painting	Water Weeds 2014 Painting

Contact information
Artist resides in: Middleton, WI
Email Address: pattikel@gmail.com
Web site: www.patkeller.com

Artist statement
I grew up in the lake country of central Wisconsin. For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the beauty of wild areas not only near my home, but also in my travels.

Since establishing myself as a professional artist in 1982, my creative direction in painting has been primarily in depicting wilderness landscape as well as a recent exploration of medicinal plants. As my method has matured over the years, I have progressed from an emphasis on details, quiet color, and atmospheric effects to an Expressionistic use of vibrant color and energetic brushwork.

I enjoy the challenge of utilizing unlikely color, gestural line and texture. This is especially true when I am looking into a micro-environment such as the interior of a flower or the visual space between natural objects. It's my hope for the viewer to simply enjoy the colors, lines and textures without needing to think too much about what I may have been intending, since for me, it's all about our individual responses.

Biography
Patricia Keller earned both her Bachelor of Science degree in art education and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before devoting her full attention to creating her art, she taught professionally for several years in the Stoughton, Wis., School District. A versatile artist, Keller works with a wide range of materials in her paintings, including watercolor, gouache, pastels, oils and acrylics. Most of her work is derived from her lifelong love of the natural landscape, and her recent work has focused upon wilderness landscape. Her art has been exhibited in many one-person and group shows around the country, in such places such as New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Colorado, California and many places in Wisconsin. Keller's work is included in many private, public and corporate collections, and she was the 1995 Showcase artist for the WHA-TV Art and Antiques Auction.