The Artist Statement

"I don't really paint like anyone else I know. When I painted In other's styles, I was never satisfied. I woke up to this when I completed my certificate in Botanical illustration at the 
Morton Arboretum and discovered that I was going in the wrong direction. After that, I gave myself permission to discover my own style.

 My painting style is intuitive. I rarely do preliminary sketches and when I do, it consists of only a few lines or blocks of color. I find that conscious planning forms a roadblock.

When painting a landscape I allow the spirit of nature to soak into my being, where it waits to direct it's essence thru the paint and onto the paper. It creates it's own existence,
flowing colors and melding into an agreement of the finished painting.

 This current  journey into oil pastels has given me more freedom to express myself than most mediums I have used. The simplicity of materials required in minimal and does not
hinder my creativity. I have truly found myself as an artist now that I paint with oil pastels."

 About the Artist

Patricia Tuglus has been taking classes and workshops for many years and in many mediums. She has earned a certificate in botanical art illustration from the Morton Arboretum.
The past year Patricia has been taking classes from well known oil pastel instructor, George Shipperly. 

 Her art has been in the LaGrange Art League for a number of years. More recently, Patricia exhibited with The Yellow House Artists, Downers Grove Art League and Oak Brook Art
League, all in oil pastel.  This fall she received two ribbons, one First Place and one Honorable Mention, both in oil pastel.

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