| Patris - the painter and the person |
Three pups:
Hopper, Wyeth, and Sisley.
Hopper, Wyeth, and Sisley.
Daddy dog Matisse and Mama dog
Petri
Petri
The Oak Park house and studio
and pink Karmann Ghia.
and pink Karmann Ghia.
The avid golfer, Cuong
| The artist Patris |
Born as Patti Miller, Patris grew up in northwest Montana,
surrounded by moutains, towering pines, and flowing rivers.
However, teen years turned turbulent and after high school two
choices emerged: Go to art school or enroll in bible college to â
€œstraighten out a troubled life.â€�
Leaving art dreams behind, Patti enrolled at Crown College. She
befriended and tutored Southeast Asian refugees whose struggles in
a new language and culture made their studies nearly impossible.
They taught her about their culture, customs and language and she
considered teaching English in the Thai refugee camps.
Instead of Thailand, she moved to Minneapolis and worked to pay
off her college debt before moving to California where a multitude of
Southeast Asian refugees had settled. In Sacramento, she enrolled
at Sacramento State University to obtain a teaching credential and a
Masters Degree in English Language Development. For eight years,
Patti worked as a Language Development Specialist, teaching
English to Southeast Asian refugee children in a model ESL program.
Restlessness prompted her to work part-time and devote her time
to neighborhood improvement projects in Oak Park where she
lived. Volunteer work offered invaluable experiences, new
acquaintances, and opportunities to help launch some major
accomplishments in the community. When her mother died of
cancer, questions about life and purpose plagued Patti’s mind.
Months of soul searching rekindled a love for art repressed since
high school and in 1998 she enrolled in art classes at Sacramento
City College. Choosing the artist name “Patris,� she resolved
to support Oak Park revitalization efforts, pay tribute to her mother
and honor God with her art.
In addition to her vivid images of local landscapes and urban images,
her work focuses on the beauty and charm of Oak Park - as one of
her greatest aspirations is to help her community overcome the
negative influences embedded there. Patris celebrates the â
€œrenaissance of Oak Parkâ€� and invites others to discover the
treasures of Sacramento’s earliest established suburb.
Patris is a founding member of S12, Northern California's premier
art venue, where art classes, life drawing/painting sessions, art
exhibits and much more occur on a weekly basis. Artists and art
lovers from near and far, from beginner to professional, from young
to old, come together in the creative art spirit.
S12: Education. Environment. Exhibition. Enterprise.
stay tuned for the debut of S12's website!
surrounded by moutains, towering pines, and flowing rivers.
However, teen years turned turbulent and after high school two
choices emerged: Go to art school or enroll in bible college to â
€œstraighten out a troubled life.â€�
Leaving art dreams behind, Patti enrolled at Crown College. She
befriended and tutored Southeast Asian refugees whose struggles in
a new language and culture made their studies nearly impossible.
They taught her about their culture, customs and language and she
considered teaching English in the Thai refugee camps.
Instead of Thailand, she moved to Minneapolis and worked to pay
off her college debt before moving to California where a multitude of
Southeast Asian refugees had settled. In Sacramento, she enrolled
at Sacramento State University to obtain a teaching credential and a
Masters Degree in English Language Development. For eight years,
Patti worked as a Language Development Specialist, teaching
English to Southeast Asian refugee children in a model ESL program.
Restlessness prompted her to work part-time and devote her time
to neighborhood improvement projects in Oak Park where she
lived. Volunteer work offered invaluable experiences, new
acquaintances, and opportunities to help launch some major
accomplishments in the community. When her mother died of
cancer, questions about life and purpose plagued Patti’s mind.
Months of soul searching rekindled a love for art repressed since
high school and in 1998 she enrolled in art classes at Sacramento
City College. Choosing the artist name “Patris,� she resolved
to support Oak Park revitalization efforts, pay tribute to her mother
and honor God with her art.
In addition to her vivid images of local landscapes and urban images,
her work focuses on the beauty and charm of Oak Park - as one of
her greatest aspirations is to help her community overcome the
negative influences embedded there. Patris celebrates the â
€œrenaissance of Oak Parkâ€� and invites others to discover the
treasures of Sacramento’s earliest established suburb.
Patris is a founding member of S12, Northern California's premier
art venue, where art classes, life drawing/painting sessions, art
exhibits and much more occur on a weekly basis. Artists and art
lovers from near and far, from beginner to professional, from young
to old, come together in the creative art spirit.
S12: Education. Environment. Exhibition. Enterprise.
stay tuned for the debut of S12's website!
