Pat Doherty

Raspberry Swirl, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
A raspberry swirl cupcake, topped with mint and blueberry, serves as a creamy delight in this still-life painting. The vibrant frosting and garnish stand out against the beige backdrop. Drawing inspiration from her background as a former commercial art director and designer, artist Pat Doherty seeks out her subjects at farmer's markets and bakeries. Returning to her studio, she simplifies the details into bright, graphic arrangements, balancing elements and establishing harmonious color relationships between light and shadow in each composition.

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, dessert, colorful, cupcake, cake, food, kitchen, still life, cuisine, modern , oil painting, beige

Raspberry Swirl
Pat Doherty
Oil painting on cradled wood panel
Natural wood edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
7 in. h x 5 in. w x 1.5 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.