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Patrick John Mills - Still life (chair) | Patrick John Mills - Still life (paint pot) | Patrick John Mills - Three Voices |
Patrick John Mills - The Palette | Patrick John Mills Self Portrait l | Patrick John Mills Self Portrait ll |
Patrick John Mills Self Portrait lll | Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series | Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series |
Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series | Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series - Blue | Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series No.1. |
Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series | Patrick John Mills Tube Map Series No.5 | Patrick John Mills The Family Series 1 |
Patrick John Mills The Familys Series ll | Patrick John Mills Forty Weeks 2003 | Patrick John Mills Blue Wave |
Patrick John Mills Sun Flower Man | Patrick John Mills The Days and Night | Patrick John Mills - Bird Woman - July 2003 |
Detail from the Family | Patrick John Mills Paints his portrait all night long | Patrick John Mills Self Portrait |
Born: 1972 Quebec
Lives: UK/Canada
Education: Concordia University Montreal Engineering/Fine Art
Patrick John Mills is represented by the Modern Artists Gallery UK
Dear Peggy
Why did I do the 'Bird Woman'? I have been doing Bird Man... many paintings. The idea of flying / freedom / movement / flow has been a undercurrent theme in my paintings for some time now
The 'Tube Map' series of paintings are a modern landscape. Since coming to London I have wished to do paintings of London. But Monet did Westminster and the Thames. Pissarro did rural landscapes outside of London. Turner did so many brilliant landscapes.
For many years I searched London for my secret special location. But inner resistance prevented me. It seemed redundant to paint Saint Pauls or Big Ben. To paint in a traditional manner a landscape of London was not something I could feel sincere about.
The Underground has a design, a structure, a colour field. It is something that is the central nervous system to the city. Living in London for six years I have travelled on the underground on many occasions. Watching people, talking, having conversations with individuals, thinking, contemplating. Being stuck on the underground, or being squeezed on trains. Forget about getting a seat... Can I get on the fuckin' train... period. I really love London. It is a great city. So the Study of the Underground paintings are filled with colour, vibrancy, texture, transparency, depth and passion.
I hope this helps you with your questions...
with love
Patrick
p.s. "I am happy and focused on doing some new painting, the sunshine is great, and the light is really keeping my eyes open and light is entering my paintbrush"

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