Greg Patch

Currently living on the shore of Topsail, a barrier island in North Carolina, Greg Patch is an artist and a traditional herbalist whose paintings portray the earth, the unconscious and the one-ness of all life. His commitment to restoring the planet and its supported life to its natural balance is reflected in his work with individuals as a natural healer, in the environmental themes of his artwork, and in the non toxic medium which is integral to the meaning of the finished work.
The colorfast beeswax colors Greg uses are made in Germany. The carefully selected food container safe pigments are based on Goethes color wheel. They are free of turpentine, processed oils, petro chemicals or toxic substances like cadmium, chromium, "thalos", lead, preservatives or fungicides that are found in most oil, acrylic, encaustic, watercolor and guache mediums and pigments. Beeswax as a medium intensifies the clarity, richness and integrity of color, line and form. Beeswax and pigment has been used since prehistoric times. Gregs painting is a means of meditation for him and a vehicle for contemplation for us. It is a literal expression of being in nature.

The colorfast beeswax colors Greg uses are made in Germany. The carefully selec...

Education:
State University of New York, Albany, NY, Graduate Drawing 1987
State University of New York, New Paltz, NY, BFA/Painting 1978-80
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute School of Art, Utica, NY 1975-77
School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY 1969
College of Artesia, Artesia, NM 1968-69

Art Studio Work:
Bob Schuler, Tethys Project: Around the World Ocean Burial, High Falls Studio, High Falls NY, 1984-85
Willard Boepple, Steel Sculptor, Utica Boatworks Sculpture Space, Utica, NY, 1976-77

One Person Shows:
2009 ArtExposure, Hampstead, NC,
2007 Pasta Grille, Hampstead, NC
2007 Era Gallery, Wilmington, NC
2007 Out Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
2006 Surf City Community Center, Surf City, NC
2005 Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston, NY
2005 Green Fields Market, Greenfield, MA

Group Shows:
2010 Present - Feb 22 "Visions/New Beginnings", ArtExposure, Hampstead, NC
2009 ArtExposure Member Group Holiday Show, Hampstead, NC
2009 ArtExposure Artist Member Group Show, Hampstead, NC
2009 ArtExposure Opening Show, Hampstead, NC
2009 Port City Antique and Gallery, Wilmington, NC
2008 Era Gallery, Wilmington, NC
2008 Surf City Art Guild, Surf City, NC
2007 Night of 1...

Sept 2010 - Jan 2011
Solo Show
Sage Salon, Wilmington, NC

Nov 2010v- Jan 2011
"Small Works"
ArtExposure, Hampstead, NC