Pat Spear

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"To promote the practice of and interest in the creative arts and to afford a means

of education, encouragement,

and opportunity for cooperation in art creation among

persons interested

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I try to follow the Cardinal Principles of 291, the Steiglitz Gallery: The work of art had to be a fresh expression of the individual who produced it, without regard for conventional rules or styles of any other artist; and the creation of the work was expected to add something new to what had gone before.

I love nature and I draw my inspiration from its tracks—wet leafprints on a sidewalk, windy imprints on my paper, and the impressions that natural forms leave in paint. When I paint, I co-create with nature in a spontaneous process, using watercolor with lots of fresh water and rainwater, seashells, plants, stones, and found objects. I let the layered image dry naturally in sunlight and fresh air and name my paintings for the spirit of place. What you see in them is part of the process—and what you see may change when you look at them again.

I majored in art at the University of Wisconsin Platteville and School of the Art Institute of Chicago; studied psychology and sand tray therapy at the Jung Institute of Chicago and the C.G.Jung Institut in Zurich; and earned a Masters degree in counseling and art therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago.

If you would me like to create an organic watercolor for you, please contact me at patspear@patspear.com