A Bit About Pat

Greetings!  Welcome to Pat's photography art collection.

A lifelong artist and photographer & entrepreneur, many of her images convey beauty, mindfulness and calm, as seen in her florals, landscapes and still life images.

She also loves the challenge of capturing people in compelling situations that show focus, determination and ones that tell stories, like a tatted father gently cradling his newborn son, a young woman adjusting her spikey shoe strap on subway stairs, or a buffed muscleman barber, skillfully cutting his client’s hair.

Pat explores lines, patterns, form, color, negative space, movement, rhythm and overall vibes in subjects. With her writer's beret on, she imagines the stories and emotions behind each scene. A book may be on the horizon about images she's captured over the years.

An Oakland California based creative, she was raised in many places, being from a military family. She's a photographer, artist, DIY maker and writer.  She's exhibited at the Richmond Art Center’s annual “Art of the African Diaspora” art since it began 28 years ago, Oakland’s East Bay Open Studios for 16 years and many other venues. An avid writer and active community leader in the Maxwell Park area.

A proud moment: Her solo artist/interactive show at RAC: “Barbershops & Beauty Salons – Good Hair vs. Bad Hair Smackdown” of Pat's photo journal travels. "Through 17 detailed photographs, I portrayed the vibe of Oakland’s old barbershops/hair salons, with rich examples of black culture, unique tools of the trade", she cites. The exhibit was featured in SF Chronicle’s Datebook magazine: http://www.sfgate.com/art/article/Barbershop-Exploring-an-informal-institution-3252185.php  (Next project: To bring that show back & soon)!

See Youtube channel and more: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PatPatterson 

Contact Pat, who loves inspiring adults and youth to pick up a camera, brush or pen. info2@patpatcreates.com or 510.499.3392.

Thank you!

(Photo credit: Duane Conliffe)