Pattie Brooks Anderson

Artist Statement and Biography
Painter, Printmaker and Multimedia Artist

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My work is often inspired by visual images that come to me from poetry, quotes, philosophy, native culture and history. When I get ideas for paintings they sometimes appear as complete images, usually during meditation or when I am walking in the trees or on the beach. 

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I work intuitively and I often don't realize why I am painting the image until I get close to completion. There is a moment when the message becomes clear. It is often deeper and more complex than the simple image that I saw initially. At this point the painting begins to impart knowledge to me. It leaves me with a sense of wonder. Somehow the images and the subsequent messages seem to be transmitted through a source greater than myself, or perhaps, from a part of myself that at some point becomes connected to this source.

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I have been painting and creating art in a multitude of media for many years.  The concepts of metamorphosis and rebirth are constant themes, and within these themes, an overall awareness of the interconnectivity of all forms of life. 

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Additionally, I am fascinated with the aboriginal custom of returning annually to sacred sites. For me, each place, or even an animal or an object, seems to take on a sacredness once one has truly experienced it. I often marvel at the beauty of nature unique to each place, animal or object. They seem to take on an aura of sacredness as a result of the impression they kindle in me.

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• Attended San Diego State University majoring in art and teaching. 

• Studied art at Palomar College in North San Diego County 

• Workshops from many renowned art instructors, including Jeanne Dobie

  and Linda Doll

• Worked as a freelance commercial artist for nine years

• Returned to San Diego State in 1991

• Received a BA degree in painting and printmaking in 1993

• Senior Show: ”Metamorphosis” at the SDSU Gallery 

• Boehm Gallery at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. 

• Dual show: With Arnold Kessler, Brush and Lens, Through the

  Eyes of Two Artists

• Founded, The High Sierra Arts Institute, a summer school for the arts, 1999

• 2000 began teaching classes in Discovering Creative Potential

• 2006 - Present Member of  Backstreet Gallery, Artist Co-op, Florence OR

• Celebrate the Arts Florence Events Center Award winner,  2008, 2009, 2010

• Published a picture book Enchanted ©2013 for children 8-80

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Interview with Diane Ferguson and other links below

http://www.mindbodyspiritodyssey.com/2013/01/mind-body-spirit-artist-series-pattie.html 

 

http://pattiebrooksanderson.com

https://www.etsy.com/shop/pattieba

http://creativespiritworkshops.com

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