Hi there! A little about me: In the early 1970's-1990's I raised and showed collies, writing and doing photos for a specialized magazine. How ironic that now my household consists of one toy poodle and a rat terrier rescue!
Life took a turn in the 2000's and allowed me the opportunity of concentrating more on my passion of writing and photography and most important--enjoying my two grandsons! I found myself so busy taking photos of them, it was an easy step when folks started asking if I'd do work for them. It's been an adventure and I look at each assignment as 'art' in making! I've also had the pleasure of working with networking clubs as their event photographer. As much as I love taking shots of people, nature photography holds a special place in my heart because this is what allows ''me'' to slow down, put the computer aside,and connect with the environment. I find it absolutely amazing how much there is to see in our wonderful area!
My burning passion is to capture the beauty that I see and be able to represent it in such a way that the viewer feels the awe as well. I want my final rendition to result in a visual poetry that weaves hidden words, lines, dramatic color and textures of the surrounding scene. The painter in me has been known at times to surface to create an impressionistic version of the subject matter.
I have had the pleasure of photographing some of Nature’s grandest scenes all the way from Death Valley, Yosemite, Sequoia National Park, Mono Lake, Oregon, Alaska and Canada. It is indeed a wonderful word! My award winning photographs have been displayed in galleries and have been shown in local papers and magazines. I also am a member of the National League of American Pen Women Santa Clara County branch and serve as their vice president, publicity and web master.
Currently Exhibiting:
Coastal Art League front gallery on Main Street Half Moon Bay Ca
Prints also available on Fine Arts of America :
1-patricia-dennis.artistwebsites.com
Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatriciaDennisPhotography
You Tube video of my recent travels through my lens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrYa8aHULfs&t=588s
You Tube Video "On the outside looking in" - The art of creating Prose with Photography
On the outside looking in
Past exhibits:
- 2022-Pacific Grove Juried Show
- 2022-Greater Bay Open Juried Show 1st place Photography award
- 2021- Hayward Art Council Juried Show
- 2020- Coastal Art League Juried Photography Show
- 2020 PhotoCentral 42nd area Artists Juried Exhibit
- 2019 - Campbell Art Guild Triton Museum 2nd place
- 2019 Coastal Art League Juried Show
- 2019- Los Gatos Art Association Spring and Fall show
- 2018-Nov 2019 Jan- LGAA 1st place
- 2018 Dec-March- NlAPW John O’Lauge Galleria Hayward
- 2018 October Hayward Art Association
- 2018 October Fremont Art Association Juried show
- 2018-Sept 1- October 2018 juried Art show Urban/city life at Coastal Art League.
- 2018- August- Campbell Artists’ Guild’s Triton Museum of Art 1st and 3rd in the Photography category.
- 2018-June-JulyCoastal Art League juried show HMB
- 2018-December Coastal Art League Members show
- 2018-April-June Los Gatos Chamber
- 2018-San Mateo Fair-Awards for Wildlife photography
- 2018 February-May Hayward Area Historical Society Museum of History and Culture juried show
- 2017 Nov-Jan 2018 LGAA juried show
- First Place in Photography with Palouse Afterglow
- 2017 November 17- December 17 2017Santa Clara Branch of NLAPWSaratoga Library,Saratoga
- 2017 December-January 2018 Coastal Art League juried Honorable mentions
- 2017- October 6-17 "Celebrate Women"John O'Lague Galleria
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2017-Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
- 2017 -Los Gatos Art Association juried show-NAMU
- 2017-August Birdwatchers Los Gatos Ca
- 2017-June-Filoli Historic Gardens of the World juried show
- 2017- June San Mateo County Fair
- 2017- April Los Gatos Council
- 2017 San Mateo Fair
- 2017-LGAA juried show
- 2017 Coastal Art League
- 2017 Pacific Grove juried show ‘This land is our land”
- 2016 PJCC juried show Foster city
- 2016 LGAA Los Gatos chamber office
- 2015 LGAA fall member juried show
- 2015-2017 Saratoga Chamber office
- 2015 Seasons of Filoli juried show
- 2015 LGAA Los Gatos museum juried show
- 2015 Le Petit Trianon Theatre
- National Association of Pen Women Art Achiever Award 2015
- 2016 LGAA Los Gatos chamber office
- 2015 LGAA fall member juried show
- 2015-2017 Saratoga Chamber office
- 2015 Seasons of Filoli juried show
- 2015 LGAA Los Gatos museum juried show
- 2014-2015 Gallery of Saratoga
- 2014 LGGA Art juried show
- 2014 Filoli juried show Bay Life wildlife
- LGAA 2014 juried show photography award
- 2013 Filoli juried show Hidden Beauty
- 2012 Filoli juried show through my lens
- Other:
- 2022 Coastal Art League Board of Directors
- 2021 Coastal Art League Painting show Curator
- 2017-2022 Board of Directors
- Santa Clara Branch National Association of Pen Women
- -Vice President
- -Art Scholarship co-chair
- -Publicity & web
- 2018 Photography achievement award
- Filoli Art Committee, Photography committee Lead
- Filoli Artist Access Co-Chair 2014-2017
- Member Los Gatos Art Association
- Member Campbell Guild
- Member Hayward Art
- Author- Chasing a Pink Cadillac
- Author-Dream Light a book of visual poetry
- Author Children book KER PLUNK
- Contributing author- Energy of Receiving
- Curator online Virtual Art show 2020
- Co-curator 2 juried shows