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.
Her paintings have won several awards and honorariums with the Richmond Hill Group of Artists, and with Arts Society King . Several of her paintings now permanently grace the Mayor's walls in the Town of Richmond Hill and can be found in permanent collections in Canada, U.S. and the Netherlands.