October 20, 2009

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My goal as an artist is to arrest nature’s motion, involving viewers as deeply as I can. As I make my artwork, I leave behind traces of feelings associated with my experience of each scene; sharing my vision of beauty and grace expressed through color and form.

The experiences of life that I find to be of greatest value are those that rest in the basic and seemingly simplistic. Garden fragrances, nature's color and form, all outweigh for me the more contrived and materialistic of our life today. I paint the landscapes, the feelings and the experiences that they create for me; the perceptions and sensations that collect as a result of a day at the shore, or under the shade of a live oak, or during weeks spent serving a residency at a National Park. If these sensations communicate with the viewer through my work, their connection and purpose are complete.

- Patricia Rottino Cummins

Tuesday

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 5:57PM

This morning I awakened to a gloomy sky. I had breakfast and walked on Main Street. I went to the Visitor Center and watched the movie about Herbert Hoover. I then decided that I should try to work even though there were no shadows to be found. I opened my laptop and was greeted by Alexis Smith and we chatted a bit. Then, the sun peeked through and I worked again on the pastel of the cottage. Met with a few rangers and visitors. Everyone is so friendly.

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