Clive Patterson

Artist’s statement – February 2021
Landscape can be viewed as the wide-open countryside which is the traditional understanding of the subject, but an alternative view could be the arrangements of neighbourhood buildings and local streets, or even the interiors of our rooms, giving a wider scope for interpretation. This wealth of subject matter is the object of Clive’s artwork and he tries to use three words to guide his thoughts when he considers making a landscape painting, these are - ‘Place, Pattern & Presence’.
Place is mostly somewhere where Clive has been and which has impressed him, and it is his starting point and reason for wanting to share that experience.
Pattern may seem to be a little odd with reference to landscape, but the term can be used to assess a series of forms, boundaries, & textures that are visually interesting in a landscape view and will carry through to be the framework of a painting.
Presence is the ‘life’ of a painting which gives the viewer a shared experience of what a picture is trying to express.
These guides are a productive means of mapping out an image when Clive uses them as a starting point for a painting, also he often incorporates a visual journey of abstract thoughts into the picture t...

Clive Patterson (born 1945) studied at Manchester College of Art & Design graduating as a post graduate student in 1974. His study area was Product Design with accompanying studies in fine art and art history.
After a period as a professional designer for a large company, he joined a small product design practice developing a wide range of products.
He has always kept an interest in painting and drawing throughout his career, and now in having retired from commercial work he devotes his time to painting.
Clive has regularly exhibited in local exhibitions has sold many pictures in galleries in and around St Albans, where he now lives. He is presently producing submissions to the major London Institutes & Galleries, as well as showing work at contemporary art galleries.

Linden Hall Gallery –‘Winter Open Show’ – Deal, Kent 2020
Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Mall Galleries - 2020
Linden Hall Gallery –‘Lockdown Series’ – Deal, Kent 2020
Camden Image Gallery – London 2019
Hertford Open Exhibition – 2019
Linden Hall Gallery – Winter Open Show – Deal, Kent 2018
Royal Institute of Marine Artists – Mall Galleries, London 2018
Iona House Gallery – Woodstock 2018
Camden Image Gallery – London 2018
(show with the North London Artists & Sculptors Group)
Childwickbury Arts Fair – Harpenden (participating artist 2018)
Ayot St Lawrence – Open Submission Show - 2018
Nude Tin Can Gallery – St Albans – 2018 (Solo show)
The Strand Gallery – London - 2017
(Group show with the North London Artists & Sculptors Group)
Childwickbury Arts Fair – Harpenden (participating artist 2017)
Tinca Gallery – Portishead (North Somerset Arts week)2017
Art Dialogues – Espacio Gallery - 2017
Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Mall Galleries - 2016
Childwickbury Arts Fair – Harpenden (participating artist 2016)
Tinca Gallery – Portishead (gallery artist 2016)
New English Art Club – Mall Galleries (pre-selected 2016)
Royal Institute of Oil Painters - Mall Galleries - 2015