"Pepper Pot Poppy"

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

Button - Petter Gallery
161 Blue Star Hwy.
Douglas, MI  49406
269-857-2175

2012 Notes of Interest

I have published a chronological guide to my paintings titled A Watercolor Journey. Click on the "MY BOOK" link above.

I continue to have my paintings with Arthur Frederick, owner of the Button-Petter Gallery in Douglas.   This is probably the largest and finest of the art galleries in Southwest Michigan, with nationally known artists. I am also with the Coffee Gallery in Spring Lake, and The Blue Heron in Elk Rapids. I  have note cards for sale at The Thistle Gallery in Holland, as well as artisan items at The Art Garden, a small gift shop at the Holland Area Arts Council.

Continued networking with Painting Pals on Wednesdays at the HAAC, an open painting workshop. In July, seven of us will go to an Art Camp weekend at the Chief Lake cottages of Chris Bart--good times with painting, eating, boating, chick flicks, and plenty fruit of the grape.

I flew to Las Vegas for an April 13 opening reception for the WFWS (Western Federation of Watercolor Societies) juried national exhibit on the UNLV campus.  I had my "Chihooligan" painting accepted into the competition, which I entered through the Arizona Watercolor Association.

The annual Friends of Art Tulip Time exhibit opened at the Arts Council on April 19; I had two paintings ("Parrots in the Park" and "Saucy Succulence") in this show.

May 4 brought the opening of the Michigan Water Color Society annual juried show, held at the Lansing Art Center.  My "Hills of Tuscany" was juried into the exhibit, as well as the traveling show.

May 31 was the opening of the Muskegon Museum's Regional Competition.  There were over 600 entries, multi-media, with 227 accepted works.  Of the six watercolors in the show, my "Chihooligan 3" was juried in.  The show runs until August 8.

I was invited to take part in a newly published book, The Artistic Touch, 5, due out in mid-September.  This is a watercolor showcase book, and my "Uncommon Cabbage" and "Pepper Pot Poppy" paintings will be featured.