
Four Mini Tarts, Oil Painting
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Pat DohertyFour Mini Tarts, Oil Painting2021
2021
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Artist Pat Doherty presents an assortment of four mini fruit tarts—blueberry, kiwi, raspberry, and pineapple in a balanced arrangement. Her delectable oil paintings draw on her experience as a former commercial art director and designer. She seeks out her subjects at farmer's markets and bakeries and then returns to her studio to simplify the details into bright, graphic arrangements. Pat takes time to balance the elements in her compositions and establish good 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: dining, sweets, dessert, still life, blueberries, pie, kiwi, tart, food, cuisine, small, oilpaint, shadow, impressionism, impressionism, cuisine, oil painting, yellow
Four Mini Tarts
Pat Doherty
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
10 in. h x 10 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 4 oz.
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- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Four Mini Tarts. Pat Doherty. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Finished white edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 759991stDibs: LU922112387022
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