Perhaps you have been in Bean Town lately and had the pleasure of viewing Mrs. Robin M. White-Patterson’s abstract oil paintings on large stretched canvas. The Bethany Christian School art teacher is happy to have her work on display for three months as Bean Town’s locally featured artist. Mrs. White-Patterson’s abstract paintings use a technique called “Impasto,” where oil paint is thickly applied and a palette knife is used. The style is considered abstract expressionism. When asked about the inspiration of this installation, Mrs. White-Patterson said her influences are abstract expressionists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Gerhard Richter.
These same masters as well as many others are studied by her students at Bethany Christian School. Over the past ten years, Mrs. White-Patterson has taught art to children from pre-school through 8th grade; she uses famous artists to inspire her talented students with more challenging techniques in their own art.
Not only is Mrs. White-Patterson an experienced artist, she is also a professional photographer who earned a photography degree from the world-renowned Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. Mrs. White-Patterson knows her material, challenges her students, and is a gifted and loving teacher to all the BCS students and their parents.
You can see first-hand Mrs. White-Patterson's artwork this Friday at Sierra Madre's Art Walk. Her work is available for purchase, and she can be commissioned for photography projects as well.
For more information about Bethany Christian School please visit their website at bcslions.org
