"When I paint, I feel deeply connected to my subject and create a mix of my own experience with it. When it works, it feels genuine, new and fresh, a part of nature."
Patty Sheehan was raised in New Jersey, and has lived and worked in several states and abroad. She has always expressed herself through painting, drawing, singing, writing, and acting. As a teacher, psychotherapist, speaker and writer, Patty has inspired many children and adults to develop their own creativity and uniqueness and now focuses on her own.
She always knew she would be a painter. Before taking any formal classes, her primary influences in painting were Matisse, Van Gogh, Gaugin, other French impressionists, and her own grandfather, who was an artist. Since her early twenties, when she lived in Europe, Patty has spent as much time in art museums as she could.
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In Taos, Patty has studied and painted with Barbara Bartells, Leigh Gusterson, Gary Cook, Amy Cordova and many other talented artists. Her painting "Adobe & Wine" won the 2008 Toast of Taos Art Competition. Her paintings are colorful, expressive and highly original.
You can see Patty Sheehan's dynamic, affordable work in several Taos galleries:
Natural Accents, 105 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM (575) 758-7099
Taos Artist Co-op, 226 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM (575) 751-7122
Stray Arts Gallery, 120 Camino de la Placita, Taos, NM (575) 758-9780
Conejo Studio and Gallery, call for appointment, (575) 751-0757