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A Creative Journey - An Exhibit of Photographs and Paintings

A Creative Journey - An Exhibit of Photographs and Paintings “A Creative Journey” - Exhibit of Photography and Oil Paintings by Patti Larson at Meadville Fine Arts 245 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335 Artist Reception: Saturday, December 7 • 10 am – 2 pm Exhibit Dates: December 3, 2019 – January 31, 2020 Join us for an Artist Reception on Saturday, December 7 from 10 am to 2 pm to meet Patti Larson and view her photography and oil paintings. Photography started as a creative outlet in 2012, but quickly became a passion for Patti. She fully embraced digital tools, such as Photoshop and Lightroom and others, to combine the disciplines of photography, digital painting, and graphic design while creating photographic art. Her goal was always to make an image more than just a photograph. It seemed like a natural transition to move on to oil painting as another medium in which to express her creativity. She discovered the exhilaration of making that first brush stroke on a fresh blank canvas and found it very rewarding to watch the painting evolve with each subsequent brush stroke that I applied. She was inspired by the photography of friend and fellow photographer, Daniel Wolfe, who befriended an Amish family and, with their permission, photographed the family going about their daily activities. Hence, this was the inspiration for her first series of 13 paintings depicting daily life in the Amish community. Patti resides in Erie and is a member or the Erie Photography Club and Presque Isle Artists Association and is currently President of the Photographic Arts Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania (PASNWPA). She has won numerous awards in local and regional photography clubs and expos, including the Diane Peyton-Majundar Trophy for 1st Place in the Digital Wildlife Division in 2019 at the Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Club (NFRCC) Expo in 2019. Her photographic artwork has been accepted into many local and regional juried exhibits and has been featured in two solo exhibits and is featured in many local galleries in the Erie area. Larson’s photography and paintings will continue to be on exhibit through January 31, 2020.

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