Pat Service Figurative 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
Five Flowers Red on Green - colorful, minimal, abstract, floral, oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This joyful, colourful painting is by one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Pat Service.
Here, the avid gardener uses bold colours-eye-popping red, yellow and white against a br...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Proud Pansy - colorful, expressive, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
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In vivid blue Pat Service has captured the simple beauty of the pansy. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials--simple shapes without leaves or...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Five Flowers Blue on Red - colorful, minimal, abstract, floral, oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This joyful, colourful painting is by one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Pat Service.
Here, the avid gardener uses bold colours-royal blue, black and white against a bright r...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Oil, 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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Father & Son - colorful, expressive, abstracted figurative, acrylic on canvas
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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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Lily, Red - colourful, expressive, 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...
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Velvet Poppy - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this dramatic painting of a single blossom by Pat Service, the colour palette is rich and bold—burgundy red and deep purple and the texture appears to be velvety soft. Reminiscent...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Blossom Pale - colorful, expressive, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
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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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Good Morning - colorful, expressive, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
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Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a gorgeous deep blue, Pat Service has captured the essence of a single bloom. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, the Vancouver artist’s flowers are pared down to the essentials--simple s...
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My.Heart.Beats.Here. - colorful, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings.
This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. A Grouping of four fl...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Pansy, Dark - colourful, expressive, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A rich dark purple pansy fills the canvas in this engaging abstract floral by Vancouver artist, Pat Service. The bright white pistil/center provides contrast. Reminiscent of Andy War...
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2010s Contemporary Pat Service Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
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