William Patterson
“I am a Contemporary Realist painter. Contemporary Realism is more than narrative, encompasses fantasy, reality and psychology, and is grounded in a thorough understanding of abstraction and contemporary concepts of picture space.
The aesthetic content of my work is a result of intense visual study, looking into and through nature. Various themes are expressed through the multi-layers of meaning achieved with composition, in the handling of paint, and the manipulation of space, atmosphere and light. My work is neither formalistic nor purely naturalistic, but a delicate balance of both abstraction and reality. What is expressed, if it is to have meaning is achieved through abstraction. What is felt, what I see visually and emotionally comes from life around me.
Works on Paper
28×21 in
9.5×10.5 in
9.75×14 in
2×1.5 in
8.75×8.75 in
9.75×9.75 in
10×7 in
17×17 in
6×4 in
4×3 in
14.5×11.25 in
4×3 in