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Artist Statement:
Inspired by the English
Pre-Raphaelites and the
writings of late Victorian
Kentucky poets Madison J.
Cawein and Robert Burns
Wilson, my paintings are of
the eternal human quest for
love set in a lost Gothic
world inhabited primarily by
women who are caught in the
contradictions of their dreams
and how they have found their
world to actually be.
Many of the inhabitants are
haunted, but not by
supernatural forces. When
ghosts appear, they are not
always the spirits of lost
loved ones, more often, they
are the ghosts of an idea or
dream-for example, the idea
that one can find a lifelong
and true love or of that one
person who simply cannot be
forgotten. The women who
spread their wings are not
angels in the expected sense;
their wings are a
manifestation of the forces
that shape their lives.
Men are sometimes present in
my images, often in an embrace
of acceptance and partnership
as they share the immutable
longing for love. At other
times, men are found at that
pivotal moment of undesired
separation or are reaching out
to comfort those in pain.
But not every moment is one of
tragic endings.
There are moments ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibiting Students Art
League, Hutchins Library,
Berea College, Spring 1982
Senior Exhibition, Berea
College, Spring 1985
Woodland Park Bookstore,
Lexington,Ky Oct-Dec 1990
Artists Among Us, Lexington
Public Library, May-June 1994
Artists'Attic, Lexington, Ky
April 1994
Opera House Gallery,
Lexington, Ky March 1994
Member's Gallery, Lexington
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Irene Lambrou, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA
John Van Meter, Lexington,
Kentucky, USA
Heather Lindquist, Lexington,
Kentucky, USA
Nancy H. Crouch, Lexington,
Kentucky, USA
Jeff and Lori Adkins,
Whitetail, California, USA
Jennifer Cronin, Denver,
Colorado, USA
Sean Eads, Denver, Colorado,
USA
Elizabeth Hensel, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA
Dienna Lehner, Scituate,
Massachussetts, USA
Deborah ...
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Commissions:
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Patrick Lynch Biography:
Biographical information for Patrick Lynch can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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46
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
not provided
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Antique phonographs, the tv show Dark Shadows, Victorian art and literature |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - (1848 - 1854)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Arthur Hughes, Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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| Favorite Work of Art |
The Lady of Shalott (1888 Waterhouse)
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My inspiration comes from the English Pre-Raphaelites from their early work in the late 1840's all the way up to their followers at the turn of the twentieth century. I am most partial to the work of Arthur Hughes, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones as well as artists such as John William Waterhouse and Sir Frank Dicksee. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I've been making images for as long as I can remember. I never thought I'd be anything else other than an artist. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I have been drawing or painting nearly my entire life. My colour blindness or more accurately, my very limited ability to see colour was discovered in fifth grade to the amusement of my classmates. I rely heavily on value and contrast in my images, eventually learning to store the colours in my head rather than relying on my eye. A common misconception is that I see in black and white, I see colour but only the brightest hues register. Everyone comments on how bright my paintings are, but to me, they seem normal. In the late 1970's I saw reproductions of Pre-Raphaelite paintings in my English Lit book. Perhaps it was their exceptionally bright colours that attracted me, but once I saw the work of Arthur Hughes, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and particularly John William Waterhouse's 1888 version of The Lady of Shalott, my course as an artist was forever set.
I have work in private collections in California, Colorado, Florida,Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky,Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas. My work has been exhibited in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee.
I am a 1985 graduate of Berea College as a studio art major. I also admit to being just old enough to being one of those kids who ran home from the school bus to watch Dark Shadows. I am also a member of the Kentucky Antique Phonograph Society.
I am a past president of the Lexington Art League 1995-1996 and was born in Covington, Kentucky in 1962 |
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| Artist Statement |
Inspired by the English Pre-Raphaelites and the writings of late Victorian Kentucky poets Madison J. Cawein and Robert Burns Wilson, my paintings are of the eternal human quest for love set in a lost Gothic world inhabited primarily by women who are caught in the contradictions of their dreams and how they have found their world to actually be.
Many of the inhabitants are haunted, but not by supernatural forces. When ghosts appear, they are not always the spirits of lost loved ones, more often, they are the ghosts of an idea or dream-for example, the idea that one can find a lifelong and true love or of that one person who simply cannot be forgotten. The women who spread their wings are not angels in the expected sense; their wings are a manifestation of the forces that shape their lives.
Men are sometimes present in my images, often in an embrace of acceptance and partnership as they share the immutable longing for love. At other times, men are found at that pivotal moment of undesired separation or are reaching out to comfort those in pain.
But not every moment is one of tragic endings.
There are moments of quiet joy, when the transformative powers of Love turn from dark to light. Memory no longer wounds, but instead gives appreciative perspective for what has been found again.
My paintings reject the cynicism, bitterness and irony readily found in a world mired in it. The images offer refuge for those who still value love and are immersed in true feelings, a place where it is safe to be emotionally vulnerable and to acknowledge the melancholy that sometimes enters all our lives. |
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