Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype by Patricia A. Pearce

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Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background … Read more Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a variety of styles, has been added to various sections. Cloth mesh, acrylic paint, and colored pencil have been applied as well. There are various notes by the artist throughout the piece. This piece is unsigned with various personal pencil notations by the artist, was acquired with a collection of other Pearce work. No frame.

Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and is the adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the College of San Mateo. Her early work on paper explored images of garments using various printmaking techniques. Later, she began to work mainly in collagraph and monotype prints creating singular images of kimonos and ribbons in her subtle shifting, subdued pieces are constructed in a three-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco; Wells Fargo, San Francisco Exhibitions: Montalvo, California Center for the Arts; Pacific Prints, Palo Alto. See less