Artist's Statement

Painting for me is both meditation and communication. I meditate on an idea or a place until out of paying attention with my whole being it begins to translate onto the canvas.

I continue to meditate on the painting as it's being created, trying not to get ahead of what is emerging. I must be still and patient and act only out of connection as any other agenda will show up in the work.

The painting experience teaches me to see what is there and to trust the process both in myself and in the work. As I become more authentic so does the painting.

Communication comes when sharing my work with others. Even an untrained eye will connect with honest work or remain untouched by technique.

It completes the art process when a person says to me that a painting touches them in a meaningful way.

Pat Pendleton

Read a great feature article about Pat Pendleton

"A Life Rearrnged" - about Pat's Taos Artwork

Pat's Resume