"Hallelujah Hollyhocks"

Through watercolor, I have found the perfect expression of my love of color.  I began painting watercolors in the fall of 1998, after retirement from a career in education.  I have experimented with several different styles of watercolor: realistic portrayals, floral samplers, impressionistic "plein air" paintings, and an abstracted "imargination" style.  Though my florals seem to be popular, I also enjoy painting children, landscapes, and other facets of nature.

Patricia Flynn's watercolors can be seen at the following galleries:

The Coffee Gallery
17750 Fruitport Rd.
Spring Lake, MI 49456
616-850-9500

The Blue Heron Gallery
131 Ames Street
Elk Rapids, MI 49629
231-264-9210

2009 Notes of Interest

January - March: display of artwork at Grand Rapids headquarters of West Michigan Strategic Alliance

February 6 - Opening reception for the Winter Festival, a multi-media juried exhibit at Gallery Uptown, Grand Haven, MI.  My painting "Slightly Jaded" was accepted.l

The Michigan Water Color Society juried competition opens on March 14, at the Muskegon Museum of Art.  My painting "Aloe-icious" was accepted.  This show runs until mid-May.

May -  I have six watercolor paintings in an invitational show at the Gallery Uptown, entitled "Splash 10".  Ten regional watercolor artists display their work in Grand Haven.

May: Tulip Time exhibit goes up at Holland Area Arts Council

Continued networking with Painting Pals on Wednesdays at the HAAC, an open painting workshop.

Three-day "Art Camp" with painting friends in mid-July, at Chris Bart's cottages near Manistee, on Chief Lake