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Pat Service Art

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Canadian artist Pat Service has been creating expressive, intensely colourful acrylic paintings for several decades. Born in the small coastal town of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, the beautiful, rugged shoreline, mountain vistas and ancient forests influenced both the subject and style of her work. She is known for her ability to capture the subtleties of light as they appear in the sky and water. Her brushstrokes also emulate the textures she observes in nature. Her use of thinned out paint allows for more transparency in colours and is a feature of her work. Service’s subjects are landscapes, florals, animals and still lifes. “Living close to nature for the first 12 years of my life indelibly imprinted on me an identity with trees fields, creeks, lakes, dirt, rocks, the sun, the sky, gardens, plants, flowers, roads, and so on. Every time I start a new painting I am attempting to honour and seal that connection.”(Pat Service) Service attended the University of British Columbia where she acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree. Her husband’s career took her to Scotland where she attended classes at the Glasgow School of Art. Her early influences were the Scottish artists whose brushwork and colour choices were reminiscent of the popular Post-Impressionist French painters. Service also lived in Eastern Canada and Venezuela but in 1972, the family moved back to Vancouver, B.C. She continued to paint and attended several artist’s workshops in the U.S. and Canada. Following numerous experiences at the renowned Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshops in Saskatchewan, (where she met a community of abstract painters including Milly Ristvedt), Service began to change her approach to her work. Traditional landscapes gave way to a more liberated, abstract style in colour and form. “Working side by side with abstract artists, I began to envy their freedom to invent colour relationships and focus on mark making. The energy and excitement that comes with that kind of innovation, I wanted some of that. Up to then, I had worked closer to nature, not in a very detailed way but my work always had a clear reference to the real world. Now I began to liberate myself from that close connection and trust the casual references that can evoke a world of its own.” (Pat Service) She has exhibited widely throughout Canada and internationally. Service’s paintings are in numerous private, corporate collections and several museum collections around the world.
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Artist: Pat Service
Top Hat - colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
Top Hat - colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas

Top Hat - colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Considered one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Pat Service’s work has evolved from classic form to minimalism. This is one of a series of paintings she created to celebrate her...

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2010s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dock 5 (Tension) - colorful, minimalist, abstract waterscape, acrylic on canvas
Dock 5 (Tension) - colorful, minimalist, abstract waterscape, acrylic on canvas

Dock 5 (Tension) - colorful, minimalist, abstract waterscape, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

BC artist Pat Service spent twelve summers at Professional Artist’s Workshops in Emma Lake Saskatchewan. A series of paintings were a result of those rich memories including several ...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

High Way - contemporary, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
High Way - contemporary, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas

High Way - contemporary, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Using bright contemporary colours Pat Service has created a joyful painting of the open highway as it winds through a mountainous landscape. The vivid colour palette—bright yellow, o...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Turquoise Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
Turquoise Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas

Turquoise Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This striking abstract painting by Vancouver artist Pat Service was inspired by a watercolour of a lake in summer. Bright turquoise waters, a band of trees in soft green, a cabin in ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Father & Son - colorful, expressive, abstracted figurative, acrylic on canvas
Father & Son - colorful, expressive, abstracted figurative, acrylic on canvas

Father & Son - colorful, expressive, abstracted figurative, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This charming, unembellished portrait of a little boy held closely by his father as they wade in the water is by Pat Service. The backdrop for the painting is lime green…a summer col...

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Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Back 3 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Back 3 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas

Back 3 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary minimalist painting of a swimmer is by Pat Service. Highly regarded as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, in her decades long career Pat Service has also ex...

Category

2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Back 2 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Back 2 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas

Back 2 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary minimalist painting of a swimmer is by Pat Service. Highly regarded as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, in her decades long career Pat Service has also e...

Category

2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Playback - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, trees, acrylic on canvas
Playback - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, trees, acrylic on canvas

Playback - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, trees, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary minimalist painting is by Pat Service. A highly prized and collected landscape artist, Pat Service has long been inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds her ...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Foothills - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Foothills - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas

Foothills - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary minimalist abstract landscape painting is by Pat Service. A cherished Canadian landscape painter, Pat Service has embraced various genres in a distinguished career...

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2010s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tumbleweed - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted florals, acrylic on canvas
Tumbleweed - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted florals, acrylic on canvas

Tumbleweed - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted florals, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The velvety black backdrop of this abstract painting by Pat Service makes the colours pop. Considered one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, this striking minimalist series sugges...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blossom Pale - colorful, expressive, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Blossom Pale - colorful, expressive, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas

Blossom Pale - colorful, expressive, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The beauty of a single blossom is captured in this painting by Pat Service. The colour palette is soft, and fresh—creamy yellow, peach, and orange. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, the Va...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Guest - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
Guest - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas

Guest - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Pat Service has an affinity for nature. Growing up on the West Coast the Canadian artist was surrounded by trees, rocky beaches and the sea. This is one of a series of playful pieces that ascribes personalities to different trees. Painted in bright yellow with an orange trunk...

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2010s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Card - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Wild Card - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas

Wild Card - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

A single golden yellow ‘black-eyed Susan’ pops from the canvas in this joyful painting by Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials-...

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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Oh Yes - wide, colorful, minimalist, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
Oh Yes - wide, colorful, minimalist, abstracted, acrylic on canvas

Oh Yes - wide, colorful, minimalist, abstracted, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

A view of the forest as seen by Pat Service from the studio windows at Emma Lake Saskatchewan where she attended the renowned Professional Artist Workshops for 11 years. This painting is part of her ‘Tree Series...

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2010s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas

Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The distinctive shape of a bright red lily pops from the canvas in this engaging floral abstract by Vancouver artist, Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Peach Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
Peach Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas

Peach Square - colourful, expressive, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas

By Pat Service

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This striking abstract painting by Vancouver artist Pat Service was inspired by a watercolour of a lake in summer. Bright orange waters, a band of trees in soft yellow, a cabin in or...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pat Service art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pat Service art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, yellow, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Pat Service in canvas, fabric, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Pat Service art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Burton Kramer, Aron Hill, and Hédy Gobaa. Pat Service art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,300 and tops out at $13,000, while the average work can sell for $5,800.