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Neil Patterson
ASA, SFCA, OPAM, RMPAP |
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| | |  | | REBIRTH | NP845
oil, canvas
36 x 48 in. | | 7883539 | | $ 6400 CDN |
|  | | SUNSET CAMP | NP844
oil, canvas
24 x 60 in. | | 3510082 | | $ 7025 CDN |
| | | |  | | LAKESIDE | NP840
oil, canvas
24 x 80 in. | | 3221154 | | $ 8200 CDN |
| | |  | | BOW FALLS | NP829
oil, panel
11 x 14 in. | | 6824361 | | $ 1825 CDN |
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Neil Patterson
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ASA, SFCA, OPAM, RMPAP
Neil Patterson, to his great joy, has discovered the magically liberating impact of colour. Dazzling reds, yellows and blues, manganese violet, sap green and cadmium orange are applied with loose, generous strokes, straight out of the tube. “It’s like
going back to childhood,” he describes. “You forget about rules and just put colours next to one another.” Instead of tinting with black and white, Neil finds he can achieve a three-dimensional effect by mixing paint on the canvas so that certain areas
sink behind the pure colours. Patterson believes colour is the essence of painting. He uses an impressionistic “Alla Prima” style of painting to convey his ideas through landscapes and floral in both Plein Air and studio painting.
Between 1969
and 1972, Neil studied painting at the University of Calgary. He also studied at Ted Goerschners Masters Class in California, the Scottsdale Artists' School, and Scottsdale, AZ and at the Charles Movalli Workshop. Neil Patterson was elected, in 1993, as
a member of the prestigious group of intellectuals and artists known as the Salmagundi Club of New York. He has numerous awards to his credit, and has been published in several newspapers and monthly periodicals. Neil continues a history of very
successful exhibitions across North America, including San Antonio, TX, Jackson, WY, New York, NY, Scottsdale, AZ, Great Falls, MT, Vancouver, BC, and Banff, Calgary and Edmonton, AB.
Neil Patterson is a member of the Alberta Society of Artists,
the Federation of Canadian Artists, and the first Canadian to be awarded signature membership of the Oil Painters of America (O.P.A.). In March 2000, he was selected from a company of more than 6000 O.P.A. members to be awarded the status of Master
Signature Member, becoming the 34th painter in the elite group. In the summer of 2002, Neil was awarded second place in the OPA’s 12th annual juried exhibition of traditional oils.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"When people ask what inspires or
motivates me to paint, I simply tell them 'It's what I do'. Painting gives me pleasure and I believe a person should do what is fun. I can't remember when I didn't draw or work with my hands. In order to relate to a painting, to connect with it, there
must be emotion. There must be passion. A painting is not merely a reproduction. It is much more than that. It must speak to the heart and soul. It is the quality of passion that is of primary importance. The passion I feel when I see beauty is the same
passion I look for in my paintings. It is passion first and foremost, and then it is design, colour, the handling of paint, and simplicity that come into play in the making of a work of art."
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Neil Patterson
ASA, SFCA, OPAM, RMPAP
Affiliations
Signature Status with the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters Association
Signature Status, Oil Painters of America
Elected Artist Member, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Alberta Society of Artists
Oil Painters of America, Master Signature Status
Membership to the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters of Colorado
Artist Member, Tuscon Plein Air Painters Society
Federation of Canadian Artists
Awards
2nd Place- East/Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils for work entitled "Spring Thaw"
Finalist, "The Artist's Magazine", Landscape Competition
Robert Genn Award, Winter Show, FCA, Vancouver, BC
Second Place Award, Fish-Creek, Calgary, AB
Collections
Alberta Government Telephones
Alberta Housing Corporation
Alberta Wheat Pool
ATCO Enterprises
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Coles Nikiforuk Pennel
Pioneer Oil & Gas
OCO 88
Milner Fenerty
Howard Mackie
Home Oil
Gruman, Brown & Crossfield
Royal Bank of Canada
Sunshine Village
Alberta Art Foundation
Alberta Treasury Branch
Amoco Canada
Black & Company
Canada Utilities
CJ Campbell
Ogilvie & Company
Northern Telecom
Macleod Dixon
Heritage Savings and Trust
Heritage Hotels
Esso Resources
Stanford Perrott
University of Calgary
Education
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Ted Goerschner's Masters Class, CA
The Scottsdale Artist's School, Scottsdale, AZ
Charles Movalli Workshop
Exhibitions
Art Blooms and Year of the Mountain, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Year of the Great Bear and The Joy of Colour, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Expressions, solo exhibition, Canada House, Banff, AB
Top 100 Artists, Juried, Arts for Parks, Jackson, WY
Top 200 Artists, Juried, Arts for Parks, Jackson, WY
Solo Exhibition, Marika Jewellery & Fine Art, Banff, AB
Top 100 Artists, Juried, Arts for Parks, Jackson, WY
Oil Painters of America's Fourth National Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
Summer Show, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Oil Painters of America's Third National Exhibition, The Studio of Long Grove, IL
The Best and Brightest, Juried, Scottsdale Artist's School, Scottsdale, AZ
Strokes of Genius '93, Scottsdale Artist's School, Scottsdale, AZ
Federation of Canadian Artists Winter Show, Juried
FCA Annual Exhibition Oils & Acrylics, Vancouver, BC
Oil Painters of America, Prince Galleries, Chicago, IL
Strokes of Genius '92, Scottsdale Artist's School, Scottsdale, AZ
Winter Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
Alberta Society of Canadian Artists Show, Gulf Canada Gallery, Calgary, AB
IBM Canadian Area Conference Gallery, Banff, AB
State of the Arts, Alberta Society of Artists, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
New Work and Simply Trees, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
From Lodge to Lodge, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Solo Exhibition, New Venues, En Plein Air, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Best of the Best, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Painting Demonstration, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Solo Exhibition and Demonstration, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Out West: The Great American Landscape, Washington, DC, National Art Museum, Beijing, China
West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Masters Gallery, Calgary, AB
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
Snow Fire, Estes Park, CO
Snow Fire, Estes Park, CO
Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
SUNSHINE 80, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Publications
Art of the West
The Artist's Magazine, December 2006
100 Ways to Paint Still Life & Florals
Art Avenue Magazine
International Artist Magazine, Australia
Bragg About the Creek
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