Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Canadian
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.(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
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Artist: Pat Service
Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Return - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The colours of summer by the lake are celebrated in this pastoral painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist is known for her landscapes—this minimalist piece illustrates a classic lake and beach view—the deep blues of the cloud filled sky and lake, green fields, a red cabin...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Four Hills - vibrant, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
BC artist Pat Service is well known for her beautiful landscapes. In the last few years she has interpreted those images in minimalist form rendered in vivid colours. Four Hills is a...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Punctuation - colorful, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing minimalist composition by Pat Service was inspired by her love of road trips and is all about colour and clean, bold shapes. The canvas is saturated with a deep blue ...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
After Noon - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This joyful landscape rendered in fresh contemporary colours and minimalist form is by Pat Service. Renowned as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Service has pared down shape...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Piano Reflections 3 - bright, warm, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive and lyrical, this abstract work was painted by Pat Service renowned as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists. Service is often inspired by natural forms and col...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
E.C. Trees - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted trees, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In striking minimalist form, in yellow, blue and orange, Pat Service, one of Canada’s finest landscape painters was inspired to re-imagine the work of the renowned B.C. artist Emily ...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Moment I - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted shapes, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Curated bold brush strokes stand out against a velvety black background. This is Pat Services’ abstract series called, ‘The Black Velvet Paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Moment III - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted shapes, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Three bold nature inspired images pop against a velvety black background in this minimalist painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist’s abstract series is called, ‘The Black Velvet Paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Settled - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted florals, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Minimal in form and bold in colour this is the Black Velvet Series of paintings by Pat Service. A renowned Canadian landscape artist, these abstract images of flora and fauna were in...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Middle Lake - colorful, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cottage country—a classic scene is re-imagined in minimalist form and bright colours. This is Pat Service. She is considered one of Canada’s finest landscape artists. Here she recall...
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Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Goldilocks - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold and bright, this minimalist painting of a summer lake scene is by Pat Service. She is regarded as one of Canada’s foremost landscape artists. Here she has re-imagined a classic ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Dolly - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service has had a life-long love affair with nature. Known as one of Canada’s foremost landscape artists, Service’s work has evolved from classic form to minimalism. The pared do...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black Velvet I - dark, expressive, abstracted florals, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Matte black offers a striking background for this abstract painting by Pat Service. Bright orange and white flowers pop against the black as several other floral shapes in muted shad...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
High Way - bright, colorful, 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 Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Joan - vibrant, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service’s brightly coloured compositions bring an inspired contemporary dynamic to landscapes. This painting was created following a memorable road trip with a friend called Joan...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Across the Water - calm, expressive, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this serene painting by one of Canada’s leading landscape artists, Pat Service deconstructs the elements of a view across a lake in summer. The form is abstracted, and the colours...
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1980s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
Boat 6 - bright, yellow, minimalist, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In brilliant yellow, Vancouver artist Pat Service has captured the classic image of a rowboat, moored to a dock. The form is near abstraction as only the outline of the boat in brown...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sentinel - tall, minimalist, abstracted forest, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service loves trees. The dramatic BC landscape she grew up in has always influenced her work. In this abstract painting, the clean lines of three bold shapes—trees in various sta...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mountain Sun - bright, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold, bright colours and clean lines capture the essence of a setting sun as it slips behind a mountain range. This is one of a series of minimalist paintings that celebrates the ‘ro...
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2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Directions - vibrant, green, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An urban landscape is recalled and rendered in bold lines and rich colours-- forest green, turquoise, red and white in this minimalist piece by Pat Service. Known as one of Canada’s ...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dock 8 (Red Lozenge) - minimalist, abstract waterscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
BC artist Pat Service spent almost a dozen summers at Professional Artist’s Workshops in Emma Lake Saskatchewan. A series of paintings were inspired by those memories, including seve...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gold - bold, colorful, minimalist, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As part of an iconic series inspired by summers at the lake, Pat Service re-imagines the classic form of a rowboat. The boat in golden orange is moo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nougat - bright, warm, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A refreshingly original colour palette and clean, bold shapes tells the ‘story’ in this minimalist painting by Pat Service. As always, the BC artist is inspired by the beauty of natu...
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Early 2000s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Threesome - tall, colorful, minimalist, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service loves trees. The dramatic BC landscape she grew up in has always influenced her work. In this abstract painting, the clean lines of three bold shapes—trees in various sta...
Category
2010s Abstract Pat Service Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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