[The following material is borrowed from Pat's website and
other Web sources.]
ABOUT PAT
Pat Dews, a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology,
New York City, is a signature member of the American
Watercolor Society,
the National Watercolor Society, the National
Collage Society and the
National Association of Women Artists, and an elected member of the
New Jersey Watercolor Society.
Dews creates experimental works in watermedia on paper and canvas. She paints
the abstract essence of nature. The shapes and textures of flowers, rocks,
water and crumbled walls are translated into richly layered paint surfaces.
Collage is often integrated. Dews skillfully juggles organic and geometric
forms, transparent and opaque paint - all held together by a basic abstract
underlying shape. It is this intricate dance, rendered in strong color and
value, which produces her award-winning paintings. When Pat paints, it is
a lively, fascinating performance as she shows that, with the simplest tools,
less can become more, much more.
Pat is an enthusiastic, popular instructor, teaching workshops internationally.
She takes great delight in her students' many successes. Her work has
been recognized by the American Watercolor Society's High
Winds Medal,
The
Mario Cooper Award, the Silver Medal of
Honor awarded by the
New Jersey Water Color Society, and the Liquitex
Art Merchandise awarded
by the National Watercolor Society, among other honors.
Pat is the author of Creative
Composition & Design (The Painter’s
Workshop), 2003, and Creative Discoveries in Watermedia, 1998, published
by North Light Books. Her work has appeared in numerous books and publications.
Dews’ video, Designing Great Starts with Texture and Form is
available through Cheap Joes Art Stuff.
Pat lives in Hobe Sound, Florida and spends summers in Southold, New York.
PAINTINGS
Her paintings are included in the following publications:
Splash 1: 1991
Splash 2: "Watercolor
Breakthroughs"
Splash 4: "The Splendor of Light," Rachel
Wolf, Editor, 1996
Creative Collage Techniques, Nita Leland
and Virginia Lee Williams,
1994, published by North Light Books
Best of Watercolor,
Painting Light & Shadow, Sara M. Doherty, Editor, 1997,
Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Exploring Color , revised edition, 1998, Nita
Leland
Sources of Inspiration, "Watercolor '89," an American
Artist Publication
"Trial and Error Painting, Watercolor Magic," Spring
1996, from The Artist's Magazine
Abstract Environments,
Catherine Noonan, "Watercolor," Winter 2001 Issue, an American Artist Publication.
The following are some examples of Pat's work:
Spindrift II
28.5 x 41.75 in.
mixed media
Richmond Letters
22 x 30
mixed media
Acadia Remembered
Snow Ridge
Cliff Study
Pansies Southampton
BOOKS
Creative
Composition & Design
(The Painter’s Workshop)
North Light Books, 2003
Creative Discoveries in Watermedia
North Light Books, 1998
VIDEO
The following is a clip from Pat's DVD, Designing
Great Starts with Texture & Form by
Pat Dews,
sponsored by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, where the DVD can be purchased.
The clip can be found at YouTube.
INVENTIONS
Pat has also originated a unique and practical device for
artists who wish to apply an airbrush-like technique
on a limited scale and without investing in airbrush equipment.
It's known as Pat Dew's Atomizer.
You can see it in operation in the above video clip. If you
want more information about the Atomizer,
you can visit the following websites:
Pat also gives workshops which are reputed to be high-energy
and packed with good information.
See Pat's website for a full and up-to-date schedule.
Here are some snapshots of a workshop in progress, borrowed
from a
participant's blog, which was held
at the Greenville Arms, an inn dating
from 1889. This
workshop was given in September, 2008.
