Girl Kayaking Print

I am a self-taught artist and have been developing my skills over the past 25 years to improve my paintings. I grew up learning how to paint, do crafts and make pottery, which leads me to develop my skills as a painter. Having a full-time career working as a graphic designer and pastry chef did not leave a great deal of time for painting. I spent many of those years creating paintings in acrylic, of which I found the medium to be too fast-drying, and layering the paint made being creative somewhat restrictive. The arts have always been a great interest of mine. And my interest in pottery lead me to open a pottery studio in the early 2000s, creating many beautiful stoneware pieces, and for the previous four years, I made violins, violas and turned wood bowls. In the last 10 years, I began to paint in oils more often and developed my skills to create what I now find to be my true passion. Even today I am still learning and believe I will always be learning, I am always looking to improve my techniques and experimenting with new and different ideas to be even more creative and accurate with my painting skills. ​ Richard J. Pattison