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Patricia Prendergast
A Little Morning Mist, Original Painting

2020

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Artist Comments
When artist Patricia Prendergast paints at the river, she often quickly picks up her camera and snaps photographs of other details at the site. On one particular trip, the area she was painting was already in full sun, but this spot still had mist rising off the river and the sun just breaking through the trees. "I knew that this would be my next studio painting," she says. "I toned the paper with a burnt sienna underpainting that unified the palette of colors."


About the Artist
Pastel artist Patricia Prendergast creates impressionist artworks that depict the rivers and landscapes near her home in Sacramento, California. With each nature vignette, she captures the sense of larger natural rhythms through quick mark-making, mauve undertones, and a tranquil and serene haziness. Her work recalls the paintings from the Hudson River School such as Thomas Cole and Asher Brown Durand. Before working on her pastels at home in her studio, she spends hours studying nature on walks along the river near her home. Since becoming an artist, she says “everything is more vivid - the beauty of light and shadow in the trees, the subtlety of the color of clouds, the sparkle and reflections in water.” Her work as been exhibited in solo shows around California. She is represented by UGallery.


Words that describe this painting: river, fog, mist, morning, trees, tonalism, water, creek, impressionism, landscape, nature, representational, pastel artwork, green, purple


A Little Morning Mist
Patricia Prendergast
Pastel artwork on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2020
9 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.


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  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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    A Little Morning Mist. Patricia Prendergast. Pastel artwork on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 690051stDibs: LU92216804812
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