PATRICKRILEY.ART
This site, patrickriley.art, is where art and poetry merge together as one. I combine my love for art and writing, and strive to create something thoroughly unique by intertwining the two. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
I’ve forever been fascinated by Edgar Allan Poe and his works. Poe had a distinctive way of describing scenes in such incredible detail. While immersed in his stories, readers find themselves becoming the painter-- the canvas being their mind, and each word, the brush. I seek to do this through my artwork.
Reportedly, Poe's last words before his death were "Lord, help my poor soul." The word 'PoeSoul' that my studio is named after (PoeSoul Studio) is my homage to him. PoeSoul Studio is an outlet to express my emotions, passion, and art.
Lastly, each of my paintings includes a handwritten poem or piece of prose that I produced. The writings are a piece of my soul, if you will. It's something very special to me-- pulled deep from within my heart.
“Poe’s last words before his death were “Lord, help my poor soul.” The word ‘PoeSoul’ is my homage to him.” -Patrick Riley
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
-Claude Monet
FEATURED ART
It's What I Live For - Original Oil Painting
The lake is now calm, as the sun takes a break after a long days work, and the prismatic clouds are now stealing the show.
I used a brush and palette knife to complete this particular painting. The brush was used for the sky, and the distant row of trees. Most everything else you see here is done with a palette knife, in the same impasto style I typically use. I’ve thickened parts of the painting to give it the three dimensional look I’m always after, and toned down some of the palette knife work so that it didn’t overwhelm the piece. I wanted the lake to take on a soft glow without being too much of distraction with overly thickened paint. Most of the heavier layers are what you see in the foreground.
The painting was done on a stretched canvas, and is mounted in a brown wooden frame with a linen liner and espresso colored insert. Note, this is a larger painting, so it can be used to fill an entire wall, or it would also be perfect over top of a mantel.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
-Edgar Degas
