Patt Brock Thompson 
When she first began....
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In 2003 a dear friend Ruth Magadini, now deceased, asked me "do you want to paint?' Ruth was an accomplished artist and gallery owner active in the Phoenix artists' community and was a published writer of novels and poetry. I responded "I have not drawn, colored, or painted since grade school." I was immediately admonished - "I asked a yes or no question!" So I said yes. Ruth introduced me to oil paints, her medium, and from there I explored watercolor, graphite, charcoal, life drawing, plein air oils, collage, mixed media, and printmaking. Another artist friend encouraged me to start 'getting out there' - probably the most difficult venture for anyone in the visual arts. I find the process of making art delightful and fun and attempt to put a smile into every piece. I dabble in photography and hand build abstract ceramic pieces, enjoying something different every day. In the photographic arts, my love began when my Dad, also deceased, converted our small house into a photo studio - enlargers, cutters, drafting table in the basement; black curtains over doors and windows and a bathroom (the only one!) converted to the processing lab; flashbulbs and floodlights everywhere! So that is when my life in art truly began. Thanks, Dad! And at this time in my life I realize the process of seeing a picture develop in the 'sauce' when I was a child is still within me as the excitement builds when my art develops before my eyes!
Please smile when you see my work! That is a gift for yourself and for me!
Patt Brock Thompson's Images
"Hmmm, what shall I do with my life when I retire?"
The question of the ages...perhaps in the recesses of the artist's mind as she sat "Waiting for Santa" (solar print from photo collection of Arthur Brock, c. 1946) she dreamed of creating art.
Born in Chicago during WWII, Patt's limited exposure to the arts was music and photography, Her father, Arthur, was musician and photographer, playing violin and converting their near northside home into a photo studio. Patt's introduction to the exciting world of creating her own art occurred in 2002 by a Phoenix artist, the late Ruth Magadini.
Patt has had no formal art education, however, avidly attends workshops throughout the valley under tutelage of printmakers, watercolorists, and experts in other media. Among the many who have encouraged and inspired her, Diane Burkhart, Linda Haas, Toni Hungerford, Sue Hunter, Carol Jenna., Marlys Kubicek, Joan Thompson and illustrator/artist Christopher Magadini.
As Patt has often stated, "making art makes me smile" and she wishes the same for those who view her collection. Patt's work can be seen at Gallery 623 and Study 6 in The ARTERY, 623 East Indian School, Phoenix, Arizona., on First Friday's or by appointment. You make contact her at pattbrockthompson@cox.net
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