Since establishing myself as a professional artist in 1982, my creative direction in painting has been primarily in depicting the natural landscape. Recently I have been devoting my energy specifically towards wilderness landscape and medicinal herbs. As my method has matured over the years, I have progressed from an emphasis on details, quiet color, and atmospheric effects to the use of vibrant color and energetic brushwork.

Technically, I enjoy the challenge of utilizing unlikely color to engage the viewer. This is especially true when I am looking "into" a micro-environment such as the interior of a flower or the visual space between natural objects. It is my hope for the viewer to not only go beyond the subject itself when drawn into each painting, but also to experience the meditative quality which can be found in something as overlooked as a curtain of trees on a hillside, a wetland passed by every day, or a tiny flower.

Pat Keller