An artist for thirty years, Demmon achieves a rich luminosity in her paintings by the generous application of a gold-flecked mica based paint to render air, cloud, and sky with a palpable, spiritual atmosphere. Careful observation of nature and an ability to translate what she sees onto paper with a few brushstrokes give her work a serene, expressive quality.
The artist's confident use of color is exemplified in her new work, which incorporates collage on canvas and board. A talented free spirit, Demmon has at various times been a corporate worker in the graphic design field, worked on a newspaper, managed a few restaurants and art galleries, modeled clothes, operated her own bed & breakfast, farmed, landscaped, worked in interior design, and has done research for authors. She is currently working on a novel about "wild women in the 1800's."
Over the last nine years, Patrice says she has learned what changing your life means. "I've been diagnosed with a debilitating disease that continues to be an interesting challenge, and opportunity, for me to learn new ways of experiencing life. And strangely enough, it has been an unparalleled gift."Patrice taught children's art workshops at the Art Center at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She also represented 18 Santa Fe artists at her booth at the world renowned Santa Fe Flea Market during her sojourn in New Mexico. She recently returned to Oregon with her partner, sculptor Hamish Corstorphine. She is the mother of our children and grandmother of eight. Her studio, in Tualatin, Oregon is open by appointment.
"Making art is a wonderful thing to do with your life," says the artist. "It continues to be very important to me. I translate feelings and impressions in new ways that allow me to continue to grow as a human being. Painting is my way of giving back the joy I feel in knowing how fortunate and blessed I am in the love of my family and friends."
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