Join us for a reception and meet
the artist,
at 4:00 p.m. on July
20, 2016
Gerry Patterson
In my childhood home, my father’s
paints and easels were omnipresent, and to this day the smell of oil paints
reminds me of him. After high school I
attended Traphagen School of Design, but after I married and had children my
art took a back seat to raising a family.
It was always a hobby, and I often did paintings for my family and
friends.
When I retired, creating art
became my new career. Finally, I had the opportunity to devote all my time and
energy to it. The first juried art show
I entered, “Best of the Best,” was at the Beanie Backus Museum in Fort Pierce,
Florida where two of my paintings were accepted, and I received an “Award of
Merit” as well as the “People’s Choice Award.”
My husband Michael and I have had a vacation home in Lansing, NC for many years, and after retiring, we decided to become year-round residents of Ashe County, although we do visit Florida a few weeks each year.
Joining the Ashe County Arts
Council, I was honored to be invited to participate in several shows. In 2015, the juried show awarded me second
place in “Best of the Blue Ridge.”
Recently we had the opportunity
to open “Gerry’s Art Gallery” upstairs at the Shoppes in the Old Hotel located
on Back Street. My husband works at the gallery, and I paint at home in my
studio. Painting brings me much joy but
creating something that brings joy to others is even more rewarding.
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