Patricia Forrest - Painting & Mixed Media
About Patricia
Patricia Forrest is an established and versatile artist working with oil, acrylics and mixed media. Graduating with a Degree in Fine Art from Central St Martins, her earlier work explored the theme of ‘structures’, both abstract and metaphoric, using oil pigments on a large-scale. Patricia is a skilled abstract painter who uses bold brushstrokes and vibrant colours to create dynamic and visually striking pieces. Inspired by the seascapes of the Essex, Suffolk and Cornish coasts, her paintings capture the changing impact of light and weather conditions across the land. Her interpretation of the landscape becomes abstract constructions based on combinations of visual and imaginary scenes. She uses hints of colour as an abstract suggestion of place and objects. From 2016, she started combining photography and painting through digital media, a technique she continues to evolve. She finds the challenge of combining the immediacy of photography with the evolutionary process of painting inspiring and stimulating. Patricia's ability to seamlessly blend different mediums allows her to create textured and layered artworks that are visually stimulating. Her mixed media pieces are a true reflection of her creativity and imagination as she explores and pushes the boundaries of traditional art forms. Patricia has exhibited in galleries across London (Tobacco Dock / Lauderdale House), Aldeburgh (Ballroom Arts Gallery), Colchester (Firstsite, The Minories, Trinity Square Art Space) Harwich (Essex Summer of Art), Wivenhoe (The Sentinel Gallery) West Mersea (Oyster Gallery), Oakham/Rutland (Otters) Patricia works on commissions for corporate and private collections. Patricia joined the Mersea Island Artist group in 2017
Painting
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions The Barn Mersea Island - July 2019 – August 2019 Otters - Rutland Waters Dec 2019 – February 2020 Collectives 59th Essex Open Art Exhibition - Beecroft Art Gallery - Southend - October 2023 Colchester Art Society Summer Exhibition - Old Bank Studios - Harwich - August 2023 Colchester Art Society Spring Exhibition - The Benham Gallery Colchester - April 2023 A Winter’s Tale’ - The Sentinel Gallery - Wivenhoe - December 2022 ‘Island Artist’ - Oyster Gallery - Mersea Island - November 2022 ‘Collective Dreams’ - Courtyard Gallery - Aldeburgh - July 2022 ‘Borders’ Exhibition - Ipswich Art Gallery - July 2022 ‘Island Artist’ Summer Exhibition - Oyster Gallery - Mersea Island - May 2022 ‘Winter Exhibition’ - Colchester Art Society - Trinity Square Art Space - Colchester - December 2021 ‘New Horizons’ - The Sentinel Gallery - Wivenhoe - December 2021 ‘Island Artist’ - Oyster Gallery - Mersea Island - December 2021 ‘Feast’ Art for cure - Ballroom Arts Gallery - Aldeburgh - September 2021 ‘Borders’ Exhibition - First Site Gallery - Colchester - July 2020 The Minories - Winter show - January 2020 ’15 x 15’ - The Barn East Mersea - December 2019 ‘ODYSSEY’ - The Artcafe, West Mersea - May 2019 ‘Drift Summer’- The Mersea Gallery - July 2017 ‘Broad Horizons’ Drift pop up Gallery March 2017 Island Artist Open Studios - Twice Yearly (May and September)