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We behold at least a dozen distinct plants and animals as a flattened tapestry whose weave isn’t simply metaphorical: the warp of vertical plants and rising bubbles is complemented by a weft of horizontel “currents” visualized for the painting.…

Given its light greens and the implied blossoms of field flowers, Patterson’s landscape may be set during springtime, in which case the lake pictured here still would be filled with meltwater. His fresh, pastel-shaded scene celebrates nature with any…

This group of individuals from the blackbird family each perches on a distinct branch, looking in a different direction, and in physical space likely at some distance from the others. Yet Patterson telescopes his composition so as to render them…

The center of this landscape is a tree with gold and yellow leaves, a few just turning to orange. Nearby bushes already have dropped their leaves, allowing for views across a pond or river to the other shore, and mountains in the far distance.…

We’re asked to adopt a perspective almost never accessible to humans: near the top of a tree, at close proximity to parrots. A light wash of cloudy white and blue in the background encloses the birds; their distinctive colors echo those of the tree’s…

From the edge of a lake or slow-moving river, we look across to see several houses built at water’s edge. Using a palette similar to his other New Deal Gallery paintings, Patterson depicts a freshness normally associated with springtime: there appear…

Several stems of pink and white gladiolus are displayed in a pictorial vase, whose unusual scene gestures toward a sailboat alongside a coastal mountain range. Below them on the table are apples, an orange, and a grapefruit. A warm light illuminates…

Upon an unadorned table we see a cane basket filled with apples, oranges, and a grapefruit; next to a pitcher, a lemon and another apples. In the absence of drapery or curios, the complexity in this still life comes from subtle elements like the…

On a plain table is placed a bowl of pears and an Italian jug, apparently that same one as appearing in his “Fruit in a Basket" still life. In the jug, we see a bouqet of roses. Light from the ride side of painting casts shadow seemingly upon a wall…

Upon a table we behold a composition in red: a bunch of grapes, a bouquet of red roses, and a bottle of Chianti its classic straw basket (called a fiasco). Once we factor in Pecci’s white wall and green leaves, it would seem that these colors of…