Patricia Clements
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atricia Clements was raised among the distinctive hills and coastlines of Sussex, England. Her work bears not only the mark of a lifelong intimacy with nature, but also the influence of the French Impressionists spirited love affair with color. Her vivid lilies, poinsettias and irises lunge up and outward, while in "African Violets on Patterned Cloth" the snug flowers, vase and background are painted with the same sensitivity to palette as her sprawling fields of sunflowers. The sensory life, intimately woven in with her skill at composition, counts for all in Clements' work.
Her most recent works have been exploring the vibrant moods conjured by the light of the French Riviera. A canopy of trees over Saint-Tropez guides one's gaze between a midnight-blue sea and the town's streets, which thrust diagonally toward us. Clements has also done studies of nudes in pastels on blue or brown, where the moment between artist and model is captured with a lively yet controlled hand.
In addition to her paintings and pastels, Patricia Clements offers limited edition high quality giclee prints of select works. She is a member of The Society of Woman Painters and in June 2006 that organization awarded her The St. Cuthberts Mill Award, presented by Princess Michael of Kent, for Best Painting on Paper.