Patricia Oblack

Because I Can, Abstract Painting

2017

Artist Comments
Patricia describes this painting as a "three color separation blended into one." She says she worked to create balance between the sections to impart a soothing experience while never letting go of strength. Working with her favorite tool, the palette knife, she layered and blended turquoise, green, hints of yellow, white, black and navy. In the bottom register, Patricia subtly added richness and depth with navy.

About the Artist
As a child in the 1950s, Patricia Oblack sat in front of the television and learned to draw with Jon Gnagy’s New Television Art Instruction Book. The exercise led to a love of art, and in 1962 she begged her mother to purchase lessons from Art Instruction, Inc. in Minneapolis. Within a few weeks, a box arrived with art supplies, including her first palette knife. Patricia finished every lesson, and was in good company–another student of the school was renowned Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. From that humble beginning, Patricia became a lifelong artist, currently creating dark, earthy abstracts, which she paints with the same palette knife from childhood.

Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, black

Because I Can
Patricia Oblack
Acrylic painting on wood
Natural wood edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2017
24 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.5 in. d
4 lbs. 0 oz.