ELIZABETH
PATTERSON Originally from Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Patterson earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and relocated to the Los
Angeles area in 1979. She worked in numerous mediums and styles with a strong
proclivity for graphite and color pencil rendering. Though she won recognition
from a very early age, her success as an emerging artist came to an abrupt
halt in 1984. A severe crash injury resulted in a complete loss of use of her
drawing hand and necessitated two years of intensive medical treatment. Feeling
uncertain that she would ever draw again, Elizabeth put her artistic pursuits
aside and embarked on a completely different career path.
In 1986, Elizabeth traveled to Hawaii where she explored the magnificence of the undersea world. Little did she know that the visual impressions of that experience were committed to memory and would surface many years later to inspire her magnificent color pencil drawings. Thirteen years after that trip, when her partner insisted that she resurrect her art career, she was stunned to discover that her gift for drawing was unaffected by the distressing injury. The result was a series of brilliant aquatic drawings that catapulted the artist back into the world of creativity. She continues to expand her subject matter, demonstrating an admirable mastery in graphite and color pencil drawing. Her work has won critical acclaim and numerous awards including the prestigious honor of signature status in the Colored Pencil Society of America.
Most recently Elizabeth's colored pencil drawing Pershing Square was awarded Best of Show in the Inaugural National Weather Center Biennale. Her work was selected from a field that included photographs and paintings as well as other works on paper.
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Imagining The Rain
In 1986, Elizabeth traveled to Hawaii where she explored the magnificence of the undersea world. Little did she know that the visual impressions of that experience were committed to memory and would surface many years later to inspire her magnificent color pencil drawings. Thirteen years after that trip, when her partner insisted that she resurrect her art career, she was stunned to discover that her gift for drawing was unaffected by the distressing injury. The result was a series of brilliant aquatic drawings that catapulted the artist back into the world of creativity. She continues to expand her subject matter, demonstrating an admirable mastery in graphite and color pencil drawing. Her work has won critical acclaim and numerous awards including the prestigious honor of signature status in the Colored Pencil Society of America.
Most recently Elizabeth's colored pencil drawing Pershing Square was awarded Best of Show in the Inaugural National Weather Center Biennale. Her work was selected from a field that included photographs and paintings as well as other works on paper.
View Elizabeth Patterson VideoImagining The Rain
