The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery Welcomes Artist Michael Patterson

”Cubist Corsica” acrylic on canvas – 2014, by Michael Patterson

An artist for over 35 years, Michael Patterson travels for inspiration. His work is in over 500 private and corporate collections in the United States and Europe. The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery is honored to present an exhibit of his work from November 1 through November 30. Gallery hours are daily 10 am to 3pm, by appointment, and during performance hours of the theater’s main stage production of “Freud’s Last Session,” which runs on weekends through November 23.
Michael Patterson was born in Hudson, NY in 1953 into a family of painters. His grandfather, Howard Ashman Patterson, was an established American artist and his brother, David Burns Patterson is a landscape and abstract artist. Michael graduated from SUNY Purchase with honors in painting, printmaking, and sculpture. He has been painting for 35 years, traveling to Vermont, Maine, California, New Mexico, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Europe for inspiration.
Patterson has shown his work extensively in Europe and the U.S., primarily in the Northeast. Through the years, his work has gone in and out of several styles and series of subjects. Visually, he is drawn to many of the same things today that he was drawn to years ago: rainy city streets, sun on sparkling waters, faces, hands, clouds, sky, dappled sunlight, people at the beach, people playing music and expressing feelings.
In addition to continuing his painting, he is creating sculptures in stone and clay, both figurative and abstract. His home and studio are on the Shepaug River in Roxbury, Connecticut where he lives with his wife, Jessyka.
A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, November 1, from 5 to 7pm and is open to the public. For more information call The Schoolhouse Theater box office at 914-277-8477 or visit www.schoolhousetheater.org