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Artist Statement:
I studied art in the
Northwest region of the United
States, the Emerald State
area. This is where the
unnumbered greens of creation
hiccup textures from the pearl
mists of winter rains so
vibrantly in the spring that
nightfall cannot hide the
lightest shades of greens from
the blankets of the hills and
mountains. Here, as spring
blossoms bright colors into
that bouquet of green
landscape, new rhythms and
textures take shape and shift
the lay of the land's shadows.
Some colors and textures are
very short lived. The scenes
of the hills and valleys
travel through their life
cycles quickly--to look away
for a moment is to lose the
joy of the transition of the
colors and the textures into
their next level of awe.
Therefore, I use many
greens and blues in my
paintings. I may not start out
intentionally using those
colors, but I tend to conclude
my work with them. Another
group of colors in my
paintings are light creams,
taupes, and whites misting and
mingling in with the bright
primary colors the way the
mists weave in and out of the
hills and trees that dance
circles around the Northwest
Mountains.
Another feature...
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Collections:
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Westphalen,
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Claressa Sabin, Anchorage,
Alaska, USA
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Munch,
Sumas, WA, USA
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Patricia B. Sanborn Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Volunteer teaching, Travel, Photography, Photoshop, Book Arts, My Family Ancestry, and more. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Collage
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Maxfield Parrish
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Daybreak
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Three of my elementary school teachers were my biggest inspirations toward art. They encouraged me to keep drawing, painting, seeking, and learning even when I wasn't in school. Foremost was Miss Goddard, Tielman Elementary, Fresno, CA. She would clean out her classroom cupboards of art and paper supplies at the end of every school year and take them to my family home so that we would have plenty of art supplies to see us through the summer. She continued to gift us with those supplies until I got married and moved away from my home town. Besides that, if I did run out of those pencils and paper, I used the dirt in our yard as my paper, a stick as my pencil, and water to develop my values and tones. Thank you Miss Goddard, I loved your love for us. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I became an artist because I finally had the freedom to do so and the opportunity presented itself to me. Now, I give myself permission to play, to enjoy my works.
In painting, I have found that some feelings and some emotions are too big or too small to be expressed excepte in a visual expression.
We, the viewers, know what captures our heart and mind. You know IT when you see it--when you feel it kiss the back of your heart. You connect to it. You want it, and it wants you back.
Working in fine art makes my heart hungry for spiritual satisfaction. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Sanborn works with oil paints. She also works with acrylics, collage, and photography. Sanborn studied fine arts at Fairhaven College on the campus of Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, with artist teachers who spanned large segments of the arts arena.
While attending Fairhaven College, Sanborn had the privilege of working with guest artist, Katsumi Murakami from Japan (along with other student artists) to assist in creating the welded sculpture, 'Why Are We Here?' The sculpture was presented to Fairhaven College's Administration for installation at the conclusion of the learning experience.
Sanborn works with screenprints, linoleum prints, drawing, photography, book arts (box structures, pop up and paper engineering, journals, etc.),
writing, painting, collage, computer art; plus, Sanborn is on the watch for new media.
Sanborn has kept her art showings local. Sanborn is a member of Allied Arts and participated in the Washington State Arts Commission Arts Round Table for Bellingham, WA.
Sanborn received a Master of Education from City University of Seattle. As an elementary teacher, she looks for ways to simplify and detoxify art processes so that children will be able to create art with the least amount of old-world trappings. Sanborn also looks for ways of integrating arts into the lessons of the three R's and technology.
Sanborn welcomes works on consignment. |
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