Art Demonstration with Patrick Dennis

Experience the unique process of Patrick Dennis, a longtime oil painter now based in Cambria, as he explores how memory, mood, and time shape his impressionistic landscapes. Patrick’s work often reflects on our precarious relationship with nature, using hard edges and texture contrasted with soft hues and layered compositions. During the demo, Patrick will share insights into this intuitive approach and how living on the Central Coast inspires his ongoing exploration of natural beauty and urban encroachment. His process involves excavating memories of real places, reassembling them from overlapping timelines to create evocative images that feel both familiar and atmospheric.

About the Artist

Patrick Dennis is an American oil painter born in 1955 whose life has taken him through a variety of roles: musician, restaurateur, teacher, museum specialist, gallerist, lobbyist, and founder of thirteen art festivals. Across all these chapters, painting has remained a steady and passionate pursuit for over 30 years. Whether capturing stark environments or exploring layered abstraction, Patrick’s painter’s eye sees the world through the lens of landscape and possibility. He currently lives in Cambria and is represented by Chapman Art Gallery in Massachusetts and Allesandro Berni Gallery in New York.

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$5 for members and $15 for non members

Program:

Sign up each month to join John Seed for a segment of a series of 14 lectures on the history of modern art and architecture. The lectures will run 45-50 minutes and will be followed by a short Q and A session. These lectures are based on college courses, but will be presented in an approachable way and are suitable for anyone with an interest in art. Topics: 1. What is Modernism? 2. The Mechanical Paradise and Paul Cezanne 3. Early Picasso 4. Picasso, Braque and Cubism 5. DaDa 6. Russian Modernism 7. The Landscape of Pleasure and Claude Monet 8. Henri Matisse 9. Modern Architecture 10. Surrealism 11. Expressionism and Edvard Munch 12. Abstract Expressionism and Jackson Pollock 13. Pop Art and Andy Warhol 14. Postmodernism

Instructor Bio:

John Seed is a Professor Emeritus in Art and Art History at Mount San Jacinto College where he taught for 32 years. John has also taught at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and Laguna College of Art and Design. He earned his BA in Studio Art at Stanford University and his Masters at UC Berkeley also in Studio Art. www.johnseed.com

Fee: $10 - CCA members Free

Will explain my history with art and my process for this show: Birds Eye View

Tigg has created art throughout her life in one form or another, including interior design and architectural drafting. She received a degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Graphic Communications. Eventually, she found her way to painting. She works with both oils and watercolors, in her studio and outdoors. She is inspired by the natural beauty of the sea, the trees, and the charming communities tucked along the coastline.

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