Tag: Patti Emmerson
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Patti Emmerson – “As I See It” Gallery
essence of birch – 48″ x 60″ SOLD 
life illusions i recall – 30X30 $750 
ombre sky -SOLD 
out on a limb 24×30 $675 
spring fling 
cloudy with sunny periods 36×48 or 48×36 $1100 
common ground 24×24 $600 
country roads 15×30 $525 
from there to here 36×36 $900 
if these walls could talk (SOLD) 
nothin’s worryin’ me 30×30 $750 
playground 18×24 $500 
poppiness 24×36 $750 
take me to the river 36×36 + frame $1100 
that cow – SOLD 
the race is on 24×36 $750 
waiting for the 7:05 24×48 $900 
wildfire 48×24 $900 
moroccan mosaic 30×48 $975 
day is done 30×60 SOLD 
the big tulips (SOLD) -
As I See It – new acrylic paintings by Patti Leishman
spring fling Patti Leishman (formerly Emmerson) embraces the unexpected and celebrates the rhythms and patterns of life. Whether out on the trails or strolling the city with her newlywed husband and beloved dog,
Leishman draws inspiration for her art from her observations of the world around her.Since her return to her hometown roots in Kingston and her artistic debut in 2013, Leishman has produced an astonishing body of work and amassed an enthusiastic following. Her paintings speak to the beauty and abstract rhythms of life—in them she captures the artistry of the everyday, as she sees it.
To produce these images, Leishman likes to say she “throws caution to the wind.” Through her riotous painting techniques—rollers, knives, squeegees, and a fair dose of whimsy, surprising results unfold. By following the paint where it leads, Leishman’s abstract canvasses erupt with colour and texture, expressing her unique interpretation of beauty and her zest for life.
As I See It
new acrylic paintings
Patti (Emmerson) Leishman
July 12 to August 21, 2016 -
Audio Interview with Patti Emmerson
https://soundcloud.com/studio22-sounds/aviva-jacob-interviews-patti-emmerson-artist
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Studio interview with Patti Emmerson
Patti Emmerson is bursting with energy as she invites me into her home. She speaks with her hands and greets me with a smile on her face which truly sets the tone as I enter the small room that acts as her studio. The floors are splattered with paint and the walls are covered with Patti’s art.
Some of the pieces filling the room look almost too big to have possibly been created there. Patti explains that she works on the floor and takes up the whole room with her process. As a physical person she moves with her art and moves to music as she creates. She starts each day by cranking up her stereo and allowing herself to get into the physicality of her work.
As we continue talking I look around and realize that there is something missing from this art studio – there are no brushes. Patti laughs as she tells me that she uses anything and everything, except brushes, to move her paint. She creates her abstract scenes with a myriad of painters tools but doesn’t feel the brush can do exactly what she wants in this body of work.
As I look around the art itself leaves me staggered in the doorway. Though the pieces are still in progress they are already complex with strong texture and movement jumping off each canvas. Beside each piece sits a small, polaroid sized photograph of a scene. Patti uses these photos, most taken by the artist herself, as a base for a new painting.
The photos, in contrast with the abstracted paintings, give the viewer a timeline of the artist’s process and her more recent experiences. The collection of photographs were taken in a combination of Fernie, BC; Patti’s home for the past twenty years and in Kingston, ON; where Patti now resides.
My viewing of the body of work leaves me feeling refreshed and excited. Patti’s energy is evident in each piece. From wall to wall I am taken on an adventure down unreal streets, up abstracted mountains, and through obscure forests.
Standing and looking between a photographic scene of reality and a canvas bursting with incomprehensible colour and texture I find myself catching a brief glimpse into the mind of Patti Emmerson.
Written by Aviva Jacob
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Patti Emmerson – Trip the Light
Patti Emmerson
Trip the Light
New Abstract Acrylics
June 14 to July 13, 2014“trip the light” : to “trip the light fantastic” is to dance nimbly or lightly, or to move in a pattern to musical accompaniment. It is often used in a humorous vein. To dance, especially in an imaginative or ‘fantastic’ manner.
Artist Statement:
Painting is a dance. I boldly go where my heart and movements take me. Sometimes a waltz, sometimes full on interpretive jazz! It allows me to be the happiest version of myself, it allows me to be free.
Captured photographic moments of simple vignettes surrounding me, evolve and twist into unexpected abstract expressions.
Acrylic colour and texture are spread across the canvas with rollers, knives, trowels … anything but brushes; spontaneous results develop.
My current body of work “trip the light” embraces the magic of patterns and light and the pure joy of freedom of expression. For me, it’s that simple.
Patti Emmerson
Kingston, ON
May 2014