AMBLESIDE ARTIST
Patricia Savage
Pastel · Oil · Wildlife · Botanical Art
FEATURED WORK
Collision
Patricia Savage
PASTEL
18" × 24"
$1,900
An expressive composition exploring the relationship between color, texture, and abstract form.
THE ARTIST
A lifelong
fascination
with nature.
Patricia Savage has devoted her professional life to fine art since 1989. Her artistic practice reflects a deep appreciation for the natural world, from the intricate structures of botanical subjects to the expressive possibilities of color, texture, and light.
Her work has received national recognition, including Best in Wildlife and an Honorable Mention in Wildlife in The Pastel Journal's sixth annual Pastel 100 Competition. Several of her botanical paintings have also appeared in Today's Botanical Artists.
Savage has served as an Artist-in-Residence at Shoals Marine Laboratory and Denali National Park. She also participated in The 1899 Harriman Expedition Retraced: A Century of Change, a project involving Smith College and PBS.
Her paintings have been exhibited at distinguished institutions, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Bell Museum of Natural History, the National Geographic Society, the United States Botanic Gardens, and Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.
Her work has appeared in publications including The Best in Wildlife Art, Wildlife Art, US Art, Focus Magazine, and Wildlife in North Carolina.
Savage is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the International Society of Scratchboard Artists, and the Society of Animal Artists. She has also served as President of the North Carolina Pastel Society.
Alongside her studio practice, Savage has taught for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh and the North Carolina Botanical Garden's Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program in Chapel Hill.
ARTIST'S VISION
“I love placing colors next to one another until a painting glows.”
— Patricia Savage
THE PRACTICE
The language
of color.
For Patricia Savage, painting begins with a love of materials. The soft, velvety texture of pastel, the richness of oil paint, and the process of mixing colors are essential pleasures of her artistic practice.
Color is both a technical exploration and an expressive language. She searches for combinations that harmonize, contrast, and bring energy to a composition.
Nature provides an endless source of inspiration. Savage is drawn not only to the larger landscape but also to overlooked details: overlapping leaves, shifting shadows, the structure of flowers, and abstract patterns hidden within familiar environments.
Her practice brings together observation and experimentation, revealing the extraordinary visual relationships that can emerge from ordinary moments in nature.
Learn more about Patricia Savage's paintings, exhibitions, and workshops on her official website .
SELECTED WORKS
The Collection
COLLECT