Particia Paints Provence
American artist Patricia Clendening Buzzerio had her artistic spirit awakened when she lived in Provence. By taking up a paintbrush she was influenced by her mother, who was a gifted artist in stained glass, and this is evident in her use of colour and light in her work.
She describes her style as “letting the sketch underneath, come through. I use a lot of iridescent colours to give the effect of stained glass”. She has a light and infectious manner, that is expressed in her works. Asked what feelings she wants to bring out in those who see her art, she has a one word answer; “Joy! I want people to feel happy, to really enjoy having one of my paintings in their room”. That said, there are a few paintings that are beyond
price. “I remember the first painting I did in Provence, of an old thick walled house. I couldn’t part with it”. Selling paintings isn’t just about money, “Whenever I sell one, I just feel giddy. At one fair, I sold six pieces in one day and just couldn’t sleep because I was so excited”.
Since moving to Brussels she has found the city to be welcoming, “‘The feeling I get here, is the great appreciation of art and it was so acceptable to be an artist, people were very helpful and I keep busy with commissions and exhibiting with friends at events like the Brussels Accessible Arts Fair”.
Patricia is a modern artist using traditional themes and is slowly moving away from Provence as she falls under the spell of Brussels and its “traditions, from Art Deco to linen.” Linen? “I’m very tactile person and I want my paintings to have lots of texture and I’ve been leaning to the feel and lines of Belgian linen and cross hatching to give the painting this texture.”
