Patricia Laspino
PATRICIA LASPINO — Patricia Laspino received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bowling Green State University in 1977. Here she majored in Fine Art and concentrated her fields of study and studio specialization on painting, drawing and sculpture. After completing preparatory coursework in Biological Illustration with the B.G.S.U. College of Arts and Sciences, she also received an academic minor in Biology, with focused study on botany and horticulture. She later went on to master her skills in biological illustration doing post graduate work with the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Patricia established her artistic proficiency over the last 30 years, with a specialization in oil painting, mixed media compositions and three-dimensional sculpture.
The art of Patricia Laspino exudes a serene beauty that transcends style or period. She forges a synergistic relationship between art, popular culture, and scientific illustration. Nature has been a primary inspiration in Pat's life as well as the focus of her art. She interprets a familiar floral subject, like orchids, but offers a fresh perspective through her oil paintings. Because she considers herself "an artist/scientist", her work exhibits a strong fidelity to nature.
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