Nancy Patterson Paintings
Canadian, b. 1936
Born in Canada in the 1930s and following a bohemian childhood, Nancy Patterson was instilled with a passion for exploration and places afar.
After graduating with an art degree from Vancouver College of Art in 1957, Nancy travelled to the renowned artist colony in the UK — St Ives in Cornwall. She wanted to combine her wanderlust with her love of making things. Friends were working with renowned potters Janet and Bernard Leach. Life was full of parties and artist led.
Nancy moved into the studio at Patrick Heron’s Eagles Nest, Francis Bacon arrived with his friend Ron, and Ben Nicholson was down the road. Other guests were not only artists such as Terry Frost, Bryan Wynter, Roger Hilton and many more, but also people in the art business like Bertha Schafer from New York, Theo Waddington from London and critic Clement Greenberg from the USA.
Nancy met Mark Rothko at Peter Lanyon’s place in Carbis Bay. It was at one of these parties that she met artist Anthony Benjamin, "a delightful puckish Peter Pan character who had recently returned from several months on a French Government Bourse in Paris, studying printmaking at William Hayter’s famously innovative Atelier 17. Ant and I were good at jiving and often met at parties...then one night we danced out the door to Peggy Lee's 'Fever' and spent the greater part of the next forty-plus years together, usually having a good time and always involved in something to do with art."
Connected with the centre of the London art world in the 60s 70s and 80s, Nancy subsequently worked on sculptures with Benjamin, hung out with Brian Eno, made props and models for the "Doctor Who" TV series and taught at Ealing College of Art. She ran the Graffiti Gallery, curated exhibitions, and was involved in projects at prestigious institutions such as the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts in London). She always found a particular pleasure in associations with non-Western art and artists.
Following trips to Marrakesh with Anthony and his untimely death in 2002, a couple of years later Nancy returned to Marrakesh where she met Daoud, a trader in Berber goods. He spoke English well and had a sense of fun. She shared a telling meal with Daoud and his friends, "a meal cooked to perfection with aromatic spices and lots of black olives, probably better than what you would get in a fancy restaurant." At the end of the meal, Daoud said, "This is our last day. We are leaving tomorrow. Do you want to go to the desert?" Nancy replied, “Okay."
"Days in the Desert Sun, Nights Under the Magical Moon" is a compelling set of paintings in the Folk idiom made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the desert in southern Morocco. The paintings tell the tales of the community that over the past 18 years the artist has become part of.
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Artist: Nancy Patterson
Animal Folk Art Painting Narrative Painting Morocco Africa Magician Red/Orange
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This captivating Folk Art painting on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in t...
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Folk Art Painting, Female Canadian artist, Morocco Desert Blue Dogs Cats Moon
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
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Folk Art Painting Africa Morocco Desert Dance Dogs Camels Animals Dunes Moon
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This vibrant Folk Art painting on board is by the wonderful British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the Desert Sun, ...
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Folk Art Painting, Female Canadian artist, Morocco Desert Fox, Moonlight Palms
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This atmospheric Folk Art painting on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the Desert Sun, Nights Under the Magical Moon’ , a compelling set of paintings in the Folk idiom, made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the Desert in Southern Morocco. The paintings tell the narratives, the tales of the community that over the past eighteen years has become her home.
Artwork details:
Nancy Patterson, 'The Desert Fox', acrylics on mahogany plywood, unframed 24cm x 25cm, 2005.
Initialed on the front.
Provenance, directly from the artist studio.
Condition: in excellent condition.
There is something very comforting about the term Folk Art, derived from the idea that a work of art is firmly rooted in the community it depicts. Folk Art can initiate feelings of splendid joy. It is often misjudged as holding less regard that some of its fine-art cousins but we need look no further than the fabulous British artist Alfred Wallis or the captivating Canadian painter Maud Lewis to understand that Folk Art can be just as complex in its formal arrangements, compositions and choice of colour palette. Another myth, possibly by those who could not explain the beauty in the Folk Art form, is that this type of art is the sole premise of artists who have had no formal training.
There is something intriguing about paintings by the moonlight. Nancy uses the effect to emphasis the three main characters, herself, Daoud and the fox!
Nancy narrates the painting,
'Daoud on his way to meet a local Elder, known as the Desert Fox, while a four legged Fox lurks about the background. Most men in the desert area around Mhamid wear traditional garments- a Gandoura (on Daoud) or a Djellaba (on the Fox) which look elegant when the wearer is just standing around or sitting on a camel, but a little strange on a bicycle or motorbike with a Shesh (turban) flowing in the breeze. A Shesh makes any man look good, and provides protection from sun and wind; almost all Moroccan men wear a Shesh most of the time, except when donning an unsuitable for the climate, western suit...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Nancy Patterson Paintings
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Folk Art Painting Female Artist Morocco Desert Palm Sunflowers Goats Moonlight
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This vibrant Folk Art painting on on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the Desert Sun...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Nancy Patterson Paintings
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Folk Art Painting, British Canadian artist, Morocco Kasbah Fields Water Egrets
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This attractive Folk Art painting on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Nancy Patterson Paintings
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Folk Art Painting Africa Dance Music Animal Morocco Desert Gnawa Music Dog Camel
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This captivating Folk Art painting on on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the Desert Sun, Nights Under the Magical Moon’ , a compelling set of paintings in the Folk idiom made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the Desert in Southern Morocco. The paintings tell the narratives, the tales of the community that over the past eighteen years has become her home.
Artwork details:
Nancy Patterson, 'The tale of Bouderbala of Bounou, Part 3', acrylic on board, with frame 29.5cm x 38cm, 2014.
Signed on the front. Professionally framed in a painted wooden shadow boxed. Ready to hang.
Provenance, directly from the artist studio.
Condition: in excellent condition.
There is something very comforting about the term Folk Art, derived from the idea that a work of art is firmly rooted in the community it depicts. Folk Art can initiate feelings of splendid joy. It is often misjudged as holding less regard that some of its fine-art cousins but we need look no further than the fabulous British artist Alfred Wallis or the captivating Canadian painter Maud Lewis to understand that Folk Art can be just as complex in its formal arrangements, compositions and choice of colour palette. Another myth, possibly by those who could not explain the beauty in the Folk Art form, is that this type of art is the sole premise of artists who have had no formal training.
This painting is an excellent example of a lyrical tale. It is as if with our gaze we traverse the painting, joining in the energy and movement of those in the painting. Nancy explains the tale,
'Bouderbala is the Happy Wanderer, a Pied Piper in Rags and Patches who travels carefree, alone or with his companions. He is one of the seven main Spirits in a Gnawa Leila Ceremony; he dances in a clownish loose-limbed way, but sometimes adds surprising acrobatic moves. Daoud is always cheerful like Bouderbala, as well as rather unpredictable. In his younger days his family wanted him to study Law, but he opted for Gymnastics. One day when we were out in the dunes and came across three Nomad kids playing Spin the Hoop with an old bicycle...
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2010s Folk Art Nancy Patterson Paintings
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Folk Art Painting Moonlight Morocco Desert Dunes Palms Under the Moon
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This captivating Folk Art painting on wood is by the wonderful British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson. It comes from her series ‘Days in the Desert Su...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Nancy Patterson Paintings
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