Artist Information:
Patricia Oblack
Glencoe, MO
United States
Member Since: Feb 2010
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Artist Statement:
Early, in 1954, I picked up a
pencil & sat in front of the
TV with Jon Gnagy’s New
Television Art Book and my
stack of white envelopes,
ready to learn to draw. I
learned how to shade cones,
cylinders, & cubes, while
hearing about the principals
of perspective. Jon believed
that everyone has a time in
their life when the Art Spirit
is dominant, I suppose I was
right on target & the seed was
sown.
Crayons, colored pencils,
tracing paper & coloring
books, gave way to pen & ink &
I begged my mother to purchase
art lessons from Art
Instruction, Inc. in
Minneapolis, Minn. around
1962. You know the one,with
the draw the pirate contest. I
won, I think everyone won, but
my Mom paid the $500.00 & in a
few weeks a huge box arrived,
with an oak adjustable drawing
table, (which I still own)
pads of paper, pen tips,
charcoal sticks, watercolors,
brushes, a Deluxe Bear Brand
compass, a wooden T square &
my first palette knife, which
continues to be my favorite
tool. I finished every lesson
& mailed off the homework to
be critiqued, by H. Okins, my
instructor. After the first
year, I received a Certificate
of Accomplishment, & ...
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Patricia Oblack's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Patricia Oblack's Portfolio.
Early, in 1954, I picked up a pencil & sat in front of the TV with Jon Gnagy’s New Television Art Book and my stack of white envelopes, ready to learn to draw. I learned how to shade cones, cylinders, & cubes, while hearing about the principals of perspective. Jon believed that everyone has a time in their life when the Art Spirit is dominant, I suppose I was right on target & the seed was sown.
Crayons, colored pencils, tracing paper & coloring books, gave way to pen & ink & I begged my mother to purchase art lessons from Art Instruction, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn. around 1962. You know the one,with the draw the pirate contest. I won, I think everyone won, but my Mom paid the $500.00 & in a few weeks a huge box arrived, with an oak adjustable drawing table, (which I still own) pads of paper, pen tips, charcoal sticks, watercolors, brushes, a Deluxe Bear Brand compass, a wooden T square & my first palette knife, which continues to be my favorite tool. I finished every lesson & mailed off the homework to be critiqued, by H. Okins, my instructor. After the first year, I received a Certificate of Accomplishment, & ... |
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Cloudy Day, 2008
Acrylic Painting,
64 x 48 X 2 inches
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