ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I love what I do. There is nothing but the act of painting itself that brings more satisfaction to my soul. There is no anger or frustration, only the emotional output of creative energy being guided through my hand.

Each board, being a fresh page, begins with the layering of colors that has become the trademark of my work. Strings of paint are applied to the surface with a palette knife & drawn one thru another to explore the assemblage of reconstructed colors & hues. During this process texture and depth is achieved as the layers become distressed by various techniques which I have created thru exploration of the surface.

The energy captured in my work is reliant upon music. While not considered a tool as such, music is an integrated part of the entire process. For example, the series called Middle-Earth was done entirely while listening to David Arkenstone.

While painting, I aim to create and unify dissimilar elements that might not otherwise stand alone. I keep watch on the evolution, encouraging it to grow while allowing for balance. In the end, it’s all about controlled magic!

Boody Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO and Indianapolis, IN, 2008

Ellis West Gallery, Durango, CO 2008

Maple Avenue Gallery, Evanston, IL, 2008

A.L. Swanson Gallery, Helena, MT, 2008

Group Show at Wilde Meyer Gallery, Tucson, AZ, 2008

Fall Exhibition Perlow-Stevens Gallery 2007

Fall Exhibition Sturdevant Gallery 2007

Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M 2007

Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2007

Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, MO 2007/2008

Bella Vista Art Gallery, Ashville, NC 2007

The Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN 2007

The Bennett Gallery, Nashville, TN 2007

Sturdevant Gallery, Lake of the Ozarks 2007

Spring Exhibition, Perlow-Stevens Gallery Columbia, MO 2006

Laumeier Sculpture Park Art Fair , May - 2006

Chandra Cerrito Art Advisor , Napa CA 2006

Group show, Gallerie M, Manchester, MO 2006

Way Out West, Chesterfield Arts, Chesterfield, MO 2006

Group show, Fine Arts Ltd. Chesterfield, MO 2006

Between the Lines & Bright Lights (solo), UMA Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2006

Group show, Fleischman-Hillard Bldg. St. Louis, MO 2006

Collaboration of Color, Gallerie M (solo), Manchester, MO 2006

Group show, Fala Collections, Tucson, AZ 2006

Bella of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO 2006

Hartenbach Design Center, St. Louis, MO 2006

Solo show, Greenwicker Gallery, Wildwood, MO 2005

Maiden Voyage, Shaw’s Gallery, St. Louis, MO July 2005

Solo show, Schuchat Gallery, Chesterfield, MO 2005

Works in Progress, Shaw’s Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2005

Patricia Oblack Recent Works, Gallery Urbis Orbis, St. Louis, MO 2005

Surfaces Within & Without, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 2005

Art's in Transit (solo), Metro Transit, Saint Louis, MO 2005

Reinvention Five - Progression in Texture & Color (solo), Bella of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO 2004

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust, Clayton, MO

Enterprise Financial, Clayton, MO

Rose International, Chesterfield, MO

Citizens for Missouri Children, St. Louis, MO

Rockwood School District, Wildwood, MO

Oblack Chiropractic, Chesterfield, MO

Evans Collection, Chesterfield, MO

Davis-Reichman Collection, Wildwood, MO

Gibson Collection, St. Charles, MO

Lipic Collection, Ballwin, MO

Schuchat Collection, Chesterfield, MO

Franklin Templeton Investments, San Mateo, CA

Boone County National Bank, Columbia, MO

Renaissance Financial, MO Corporate Headquarters, St. Louis, MO

True Media, Columbia, MO

Sebastian Corradino Collection, Akron OH

Apex Digital Systems Inc, Silver Spring, Maryland