Yellow Eucalyptus Painting

My name is Patricia Ribeiro. I was born in Brazil, and live in Massachusetts, US. For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed experimenting with all types of art that involve using my hands.  Even when I don’t intend to draw or paint, I find my hands busy sketching in air or my mind wandering to the next image to recreate. My pieces are inspired by images around me.  I have been painting with watercolors for more then 35 years but recently started drawing with graphite and charcoal.  The new medium is so exciting - the texture of graphite on paper, the variations of black and white, the ease of shadows - it’s the versatility of the medium that inspires and excites me. Whatever the medium, my work is intended to portray the subject as well as my feelings through shapes, lines and colors.  My work is the creation of an image in my mind, or from my photos speaking directly to my hands.