Pat DohertyMint Chocolate Cupcake, Oil Painting2024
2024
About the Item
Artist Comments
Placed on a pale yellow table, an unwrapped chocolate cupcake topped with swirl mint frosting and sprinkle entices with its delectable appeal. Subtle details and visual texture impart a whimsical quality to the composition. The still-life painting features a balance between its elements, establishing harmonious color relationships between light and shadow.
About the Artist
Pat Doherty follows in the tradition of Bay Area artists who paint what they love. Her culinary series is a reflection of her surroundings; Pat is a third generation San Franciscan now living in Marin. The Bay Area is the perfect place to find the petit fours and decadent pastries featured in her work "Sweet Choices." Similar in subject matter to Wayne Theibaud's desserts, Pat’s unique style starts with a rich color palette and an angled picture plane to achieve depth. The subjects are often simple, but Pat takes the time to understand them and develop a mastery of light and shadow. The art has a certain humor and light-heartedness as well, especially with her series of dogs and bite-sized confections. Pat's style is inspired by her previous work in the graphic design industry, when she was the art director of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, art director of San Francisco magazine, and senior art director at a private design firm. Pat's work has been featured in American Art Collector magazine, several solo shows, including the Caffe Museo in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as well as many group shows, including frequent showings at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art.
Words that describe this painting: sweets, colorful, whimsical, dessert, mint, cafe, bakery, cupcake, food, still life, cuisine, modern , oil painting, green
Mint Chocolate Cupcake
Pat Doherty
Oil painting on cradled wood panel
Natural wood edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
6 in. h x 6 in. w x 1.5 in. d
0 lbs. 0 oz.
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- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Mint Chocolate Cupcake. Pat Doherty. Oil painting on cradled wood panel. Natural wood edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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