Artist Charlie Patton began painting when he was a mere child.
Inspired by his first teacher (a 92-year-old painter) who dazzled the boy with
her talent and ease to create a work of art right before his eyes. He has been
painting ever since.
Donia
by Charlie Patton, 30'' x 40'' Oil on Linen
Now as a professional
artist he has shown in many galleries and said he is especially excited to
exhibit his work at Upper West Restaurant. Known for its fantastic cuisine, the
Santa Monica restaurant hosts art shows every three to four months. On Sunday,
October 23rd, Upper West presents “Visceral” Intuitive Abstraction
featuring over thirteen works by Patton.
The Upper West team has selected an eclectic grouping of paintings from several different painting series. “These range from pure abstract, abstract figurative, collage, to classical paintings like Donia,” said Patton. “I like the approach to this because it all most looks like different people painted these paintings.”
He describes his inspiration… "Donia is a good friend of mine who had a certain profile that was
very beautiful so I wanted to paint that. The cup that she is holding is an
18th century bone cup with a metal heart and initials engraved on it. I think
it was a wedding cup.”
Patton said he never knows what will emerge when approaching
a canvas. He is open to anything. He went on to explain that he will often
start a painting with a specific style in mind, then find that the piece is
evolving into an entirely different work of art such as Cape Horn, one of the paintings that will
be part of “Visceral.” He continued, “Cape Horn started out as a pure abstract
painting that evolved into an African influenced color pallet and figure.”
What
is love by Charlie Patton, 50'' x 78'' Mixed Medium
The painting What is
Love, is probably one of Patton’s most personal works. He painted the mixed
media work at his studio in Santa Barbara. “It represents the pain that we feel
when we fall in love with someone and that love is not mutually shared,” said
Patton. “It feels like a shot thru the heart.” Art lovers have been
especially been drawn to this painting.
I think that the most important thing about making art for me is
that I transform my perspective to a relaxed frame of mind when I am making art
or thinking about art or talking to artists about art.
“Visceral”
Intuitive Abstraction featuring the paintings of Charlie Patton opens on
Sunday, October 23rd at Upper West Restaurant. The artist reception takes place
from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Find out more about the artist, Charlie Patton on
his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cpattonart/
For additional info about the restaurant, Upper West, visit
the website at http://www.theupperwest.com/
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