Working in a style all her own, Patti's paintings reflect a strong sense of color and design. Painting outdoors, along our coastline, in a garden, or on her many travels, she captures and records an ordinary moment in time and the ever changing quality of light.

She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from U.S.C., with a major in design. Her work is in numerous private collections here and abroad. She is a member of California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association. She is currently showing at Laguna North Gallery, 376 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach and Debra Huse Gallery, 229 Marine Ave. Balboa Island.

Selected Recent Showings & Awards:

• American Impressionist Society juried show, 2007, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago
• Salon International 2007 juried show, 2007, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio
• Broome St. Gallery juried show of Italy paintings, 2007
• Third place winner, American Impressionist Society juried show 2006
• Southern California Plein Air Painters juried show, Mission San Juan Capistrano
• LPAPA Spring Juried Exhibition
• SoCal PAPA Juried Exhibition, Summer
• Featured Artist, Laguna North Gallery
• Desert Plein Air Invitational, La Quinta
• Crystal Cove Invitational
• Huntington Library, Plein Air Invitational
• American Impressionist Society juried show
• San Clemente Plein Air Paint Out
• First Place-Figurative oil-fall juried show, San Clemente Art Society

Featured in two International Artist Books in 2004:

"100 Ways to Paint Flowers and Gardens" and "100 Ways to Paint Still Life and Florals".