Pat Banks Watercolor

Pat Banks lives and works in northern Madison County, Kentucky. She and her husband built their home and studio on a ridge overlooking the Kentucky River Valley. She feels a special connection with this place; it inspires her work and nourishes her creative spirit.

Pat works primarily with watercolor. She loves the challenge, versatility and spontaneity of the medium. Her subjects range from portraits and landscapes to waterscapes, florals, and animals. "I love the process of discovery, of slowing the world down, taking the time to see in a new and wondrous way."

She has been an exchange artist in Quito, Equador, and in Yamanashi, Japan. Pat is also an active workshop instructor and an artist in-residence at several schools in the region.

"My creative spirit is nurtured by the landscape of my home. The mists in the valley, the light filtering through the forest, the water shimmering in the currents of the Kentucky River and the blossoms in the garden and field, serve to restore me and inspire my work."

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