Throughout her musical life, Patti has actively pursued a parallel career with art. She studies at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art, receiving the NOAFA Award in 2005 and 2007, and was invited to participate in the Academy's 2006 Katrina show, the 2008 Miniatures Exhibition and 2009 Drawing Invitational Exhibition. She is an award winning member of the Louisiana Watercolor Society and has participated in numerous international exhibitions. She has been commissioned to do commemorative posters, scarves and invitations for numerous Mardi Gras Krewes in New Orleans and, as a calligrapher, her work has appeared in Bon Appetit, Southern Living and Victoria magazines. She has produced artwork for the acclaimed Windsor Court Hotel, where she has coordinated chamber music activities and performed for Afternoon Tea since 1984.
In her musical travels, she has visited many museums and has been deeply influenced by seeing the work of Vermeer, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer and Van Gogh.
'In my dual existence as a professional flutist and visual artist, I continually enjoy the parallels between these two disciplines. I enjoy exploring color, line and texture - whether it is within the intricacies of a piece of artwork I'm creating or a challenging piece of music I'm performing. The endless discovery of color and nuance is captivating, both visually and aurally.'
In addition to a life in New Orleans of teaching, painting and performing, Patti spends the month of August painting in Colorado with her husband, LPO timpanist Jim Atwood, in their tiny mountaintop cabin with their very large Old English Sheepdog, Gracie.
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