Patricia's artist journey was inspired by her Dutch parents (a woodworker and fabric artist) and artistic family in the Netherlands. Patricia was born as a first generation Canadian.
Patricia began painting in the evenings, taking courses and workshops, when her children were very young. Being an at home mom, her new passion for art was her escape for a few hours every week while her husband took over looking after the kids.
Over the years, she has enjoyed participating in workshops and joining artist retreats in South Carolina, Algonquin Park, Amherst Island and locally in York Region.
Watercolour and acrylics are her medium of choice whether painting in her studio or ' en plein air' She doesn't have to travel far to find subjects that inspire her. The gentle rolling hills, farmlands, forests, and wild flowers that she loves to paint are found in abundance in Ontario's countryside, on the hiking trails, and in her own backyard or in her travels across the country. . Her brushes and paints go wherever she goes!
"To paint is to see".