What inspires me to paint is a deep reverence for the innate beauty that surrounds us.  I look beyond the obvious and find the beauty within the ordinary.  It’s always with humility that I strive to paint that essence into being.

I paint with oils, mostly on plywood panels.  This allows me to sand, scrape and burn to create rich layers of color and texture. Recently, I have introduced colored pencil drawings to my body of work.

My daughter, Lisa, works with me in the business of art and one of the things we love doing together is making hand painted dish towels. We call it “Functional art made with love”.

I am a full-time member of the Northcoast Artists Gallery in downtown Fort Bragg. It is here that I show my work (including the dish towels!) year-round.

This August (8/3-8/29/2022) I will be the featured artist for a solo show at the Northcoast Artists Gallery.  I’ll be displaying a wide range of original works, including many new pieces and, matted prints.  The name of the show is “Convergence”. Opening night is Friday, August 5^th – please come by for a glass of wine and a chat. The show will otherwise be running during normal gallery hours, open every day except Tuesdays.

See more of Patti Harney’s artwork at her website.

August 6^th and 7^th Lisa and I will be selling our dish towels at the 29^th annual “Art in the Gardens” at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg.  We’ve even designed a new dahlia motif for this special event. Come enjoy this beautiful setting filled with art, music, food and drink.