Patou Fine Art Blog

Casa de Campo is full of artists! As well as the many young and talented artists at the Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design there are many other established and well-known artists who call Casa de Campo their home and Patou is one of these artists!

Patou has been living (somewhat part-time) in Casa de Campo for over a year now and has been drawing on the serenity and natural beauty of Casa de Campo for inspiration for her beautiful abstract paintings. Patou, being a very welcoming friendly person invited me into her home to view her paintings and her workshop which overlooks her gorgeous garden.

Patou’s art, on display in her own home

As well as paintings on canvas, Patou creates ‘art trays’ – a very simple concept, which is very beautiful! Patou takes an ordinary tray and adds one of her paintings to create a bright and colourful tray!

One of Patou’s tray/tables

Here Patou describes herself, her artwork and her history:

“Art is magical. Welcome to my world”

It all began at a very young age, I was seven years old. At the recommendation of my art teacher I started to attend art classes at a studio where I was given lessons in drawing, painting with water color, painting with oil after school. I entered and started to win art competitions.

I continued my studies by attending college at “ L’ Ecole d’Art et Plastiques”. After graduating I worked in various studios with fellow artists and it was through these experiences that I also learned to sculpt clay, create furniture and jewelry.

I soon started to exhibit my works. I had exhibitions in Paris, New York and Miami. These exhibitions gave me recognition and exposure to people who began to collect my works. I have been a professional artist for over 30 years.

In 1989 I fell in love with the world of abstract. Abstract gave me the path to express deeply my emotions. For the last 20 years I have chosen to paint abstract which does not express an abstraction for me.I became obsessed with color and movement it became my signature.

I have often worked with Charities, like the United Way and the Biltmore, and many more, it is a great feeling to be able to help people through my work.

I try to be a free spirit and dare to explore every path. It is a permanent invitation to the curiosity of my mind.

Why do I paint ?

I paint to be alive.
I paint to breathe.
I paint because it is my passion for living.
I paint to give pleasure and happiness.
I paint to leave beauty, grace and gentleness in this world.
I paint for the moment and for always.
paint because it expresses who I am.

Patou

www.patoufineart.com
patouartist@aol.com

Recent Exhibitions:

Since 2005, in collaboration with “Roche-Bobois” some of my paintings are in their Showrooms: Coral Gables, Palm Beach, Naples, Boston, and Washington.

Galerie du Metropole, Monte-Carlo 1996
Chateau de Cap d’Ail, France 1997
Galerie du Park Palace, Monte-Carlo 1998
Galerie Saint Honore, Paris, France 1999
Biltmore coral Gables Miami, USA 1999
Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Biltmore Coral gables Miami, USA 2000
Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston, Ma 2001
Trajan Gallery, Carmel by the sea, CA 2002
Biltmore Coral Gables Miami, USA 2002
Joyce Robin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003
Charles Campbell Gallery,San Franscico, CA 2004
St Thomas University, Miami, Fl 2005
Art Miami, Miami 2005
Joyce Robin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2005
Art Expo, New-York, NY 2006
Navta schlz Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006
Coldsprings Fine art, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
Art Miami, Miami, Fl 2008
Art Miami, Miami, Fl 2009

La historia de Patou:

“El arte es mágico. Bienvenido a mi mundo.”

Todo comenzo a una edad muy joven. Por recomendación de mi profesor empecé a asistir a clases de arte en un estudio donde me dieron lecciones en dibujo, la pintura con acuarela, pintura con olio. Entre y comenze a ganar concursos.

Continué mis estudios, asintiendo a la universidad de Ecole d’Art et Plastiques. Después de graduarme trabaje en varios estudios con otros pintores y fue atraves de estas experiencias que también aprendí a esculpir.

Pronto comenzaron a exponer mis obras. Tuve exposiciones en Paris, Nueva York y Miami. Estas exposiciones me dieron el reconocimiento y la tolerancia hacia las personas que comenzaron a recopilar mis obras. He sido un pintor profesional desde hace 30 anos.

En el 1989 me caí en el mundo de el abstracto. Me obsesioné con el color y el movimiento. Esto se convirtió en mi firma. Resumen me dio el camino para expresar mis emociones.

Muchas veces trabajado con instituciones de caridad como El United Way y El Biltmore y otros.

Es una gran sensacion de ser capaz de ayudar a traves de mis pinturas. Durante las últimos 20 anos he elegido pintar abstracto que no expresa una abstracción para mi.

Soy un espíritu libre me atrevo a explorar todos los caminos. Es una invitacion permanente a la curiosidad de mi mente.

Porqué Pinto?

Pinto para vivir
Pinto para respirar
Pinto porque es mi pasión por la vida
Pinto para dejar de la belleza y la gracia que sale de la dulzura en el mundo
Pinto porque expreso lo que soy

Patou

www.patoufineart.com
patouartist@aol.com

http://casadecampoliving.com/2010/09/artists-in-casa-patou-“art-is-magical-welcome-to-my-world”/

In our June 17 blog, “Trusting Your Instincts,” we discussed the emotional side of investing in art. As a continuation of this theme, we are showcasing Joe and Dana Jacober, avid collectors of Patou’s work who find great delight in the artist and her creations every day.  

Joe Jacober, a partner at Allen Flavors Inc., and his wife, Dana, a former fashion-industry executive, were captivated by Patou’s artwork the moment they first entered the intimate DCOTA gallery in 2005. Seduced by a triptych bursting with color and brushstrokes that seemed to dance off the canvas, the Jacobers knew they had found a treasure in Patou. And what would follow was even more surprising—a deep friendship between the Jacobers, Patou and her husband and gallery owner, Thierry Desormeaux, began.

“When we first met Thierry, we had an instant connection to him,” says Dana Jacober. “A year later, we met Patou when she accompanied Thierry to our home in New York City to hang pieces we had added to our Patou collection. Patou and I became fast friends, and ever since, we speak a couple of times a week. For my husband and me, our personal connection to Patou has made investing in her work even more emotional; now, it has greater meaning. And if a person is interested in Patou’s work, once they meet her, they will fall more in love with her, for she is her art.”


Collecting art for its emotional, not monetary, value, the Jacobers scout cities and towns around the world seeking pieces that speak to them and getting to know the artists.

“We buy art because we want it, not because we have to have it,” adds Dana. “We make it a point to build relationships with the artists, for there’s more feeling and depth. When you find something that grabs you, and you want to be surrounded by it, then it was meant for you. To some, buying art may seem like a luxury; however, it is the artwork that shapes the mood of a room and welcomes all who enter. To us, this is what creates a special place.”

In their multiple homes and offices, Patou’s original paintings and art furnishings create joyful, very personal escapes.

“Her spirit radiates in our rooms; her heart and soul goes into each piece, and we value this so much,” says Dana. “Art collectors should purchase or commission Patou’s art because of the feeling they, too, will experience. Patou and her artwork are truly one of a kind.”

Before there’s a house, there’s an empty patch of land. Before there’s a book, there’s a blank page. Before there’s a painting, there’s a white canvas.
 
But bridging the gap from white canvas to finished painting is no easy task, especially for abstract art. Imagine staring at a blank paper or white canvas, paintbrush at the ready, and not knowing where to start.  Sound challenging? Even seasoned and acclaimed abstract painter Patou thinks so.
 
So how does she handle the challenge? Patou says that she starts by thinking long and hard about the colors that strike her when she “sees them in nature or in someone’s eyes.” She has to pull up the emotions from deep within her, then use the most powerful colors to help her funnel those feelings onto her canvas.
 
Abstract painting is always a risk, but it’s always worth it. “You need to sometimes control your surge without losing your audacity,” says Patou of how she goes about the process of abstract painting. “It’s an exhausting trip, but so rewarding.”
 
When you’ve pulled up your deepest emotions and put them on canvas, you’ve given away a little piece of yourself. It’s draining, and sometimes a little hard to part with this mark you’ve left on the world. But your painting now has a life of its own, ready to carry on your legacy with it forever. This is art.

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