{"id":36,"date":"2013-11-05T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T13:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2013-11-20T08:07:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T14:07:32","slug":"the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"The Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PatPaintParis1-210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-154\" alt=\"PatPaintParis1-210\" src=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PatPaintParis1-210.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a>\u201dI don\u2019t think one decides to become a singer, It is decided for you by the reactions of the people around you.\u201d \u2013 Andrea Bocelli<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have no illusions whatsoever about whether my artistic talent is anywhere near the level of a world famous Italian tenor. It isn&#8217;t. But I do understand what Bocelli is saying.\u00a0When I started painting, just over a decade ago, I did not set out to become an artist. Over time, the reactions of others led me to start seeing myself that way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PatCandleightInnPainting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-156\" alt=\"PatCandleightInnPainting\" src=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/PatCandleightInnPainting.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a>These experiences helped me find the courage to share my work in the public arena:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>* Friends and supporters began to show more than a mild \u2018That\u2019s nice, Pat&#8221; interest in what I was doing. (They were genuinely excited about my work, and purchased pieces for themselves and others!)<\/li>\n<li>* Other artists began asking for hints and pointers on my technique. (I didn\u2019t think what I was doing was anything special!)<\/li>\n<li>* People who learned about my art began asking me where they could view and buy my work. (It never occurred to them that I wasn\u2019t connected to a gallery somewhere!)<\/li>\n<li>* And finally, as the paintings piled up in my studio, I simply had to find a way to make space and buy supplies for what came next.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Pat-Cotswolds-w210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-159\" alt=\"Pat-Cotswolds-w210\" src=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Pat-Cotswolds-w210.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a>Over time, it seems I have grown into the role of artist &#8211; whether I intended to or not.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, I have learned that I truly love to paint \u2013 most especially in the outdoors and in the moment. With pen or brush in hand, with paints and paper in front of me, I am just plain happy!<\/p>\n<p>Splash and squiggle is how I work. Ink and watercolor is where I live. My best work springs to life when I approach it with a lighthearted, playful spirit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Pat-At-Giverny-w210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-161\" alt=\"Pat At Giverny-w210\" src=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Pat-At-Giverny-w210.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a>In art, as in life, I aim to be an Appreciative Adventurer \u2013 searching out joy and beauty wherever I am and wherever I go. I am drawn to express the up side, the sunny side, the inspiring message that life is good.<\/p>\n<p>My greatest wish is that others \u2013 and that includes you &#8211; feel encouraged and heartened for having been in the presence of my work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I asked a recent collector of my art why he decided to purchase a certain painting, he told me the piece was \u2018full of life and that it made him happy\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s that kind of feedback that keeps me keeping on! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Sketches of Saskatoon - The Book\" href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/?page_id=28\">Sketches of Saskatoon<\/a> is the latest expression of my love of art. You can see and enjoy more of my work in the <a title=\"Pauseworks Studio Online Galleries\" href=\"http:\/\/pat-katz.artistwebsites.com\/galleries.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pauseworks Studio Online Galleries.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dI don\u2019t think one decides to become a singer, It is decided for you by the reactions of the people around you.\u201d \u2013 Andrea Bocelli I have no illusions whatsoever &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}