The Seasonal Forest
Paintings by Ron Pattern

March 11 – May 28, 2021

The Jansen Art Center is pleased to welcome Ron Pattern for an exhibit of his work. The exhibit opens on March 11 and will be on display through May 28, 2021.

Artist Statement

The Seasonal Forest is inspired by a lifetime of wandering the temperate rainforest. I have always drawn and painted trees. Sometimes when I finish a painting, an unintended metaphor suggests my relationship to people and humanity.

Memorial was painted after the death of my lifelong friend. The snag stands long after his life ended. The tree surrounded by shadows represents the legacy of an individual human life. The raven, a spiritual animal in many cultures, symbolizes aspects of humanity, including death.

From the multi-colored and textured surface of a solid trunk to the filigree of the outermost branches, creative opportunities for rendering are endless. I like to take my paintings a step beyond realism, as in Sunlit Spruce, where textured surfaces are detailed in blue, indigo and violet shades—not necessarily expected in a tree portrait.

Many of my tree portraits are set in the deeply shadowed rainforest, with sunbreaks seeping through the canopy. This body of work begins in 1988 with a graphite rendering, Eagle Tree, and completes with the acrylic painting on panel, Winter Warmth. The warm pigments play off cool blue and green shadows, enhancing the painting’s spatial integrity. Other mediums included are watercolor, egg tempera, and acrylic on canvas.

Artist Bio

Ron Pattern has a studio at the Morgan Block Building in Historic Fairhaven. Collectors include Peace Health Hospital, Logan Danson and Associates, and other corporate and private collections.

Exhibit Artwork

Artwork can be purchased through our Gallery Shop and will be available for pickup when the exhibit closes. Please email [email protected] or call 360-354-3600 for more information.

Please note, the Jansen Art Center does not ship artwork.

Thank you to our sponsor:
Ron Pattern CASCADE FOREST

Cascade Forest
Acrylic on Panel
15″x18″

$750

Ron Pattern CASCADING CONIFER

Cascading Conifer
Acrylic on Canvas
48″x60″

$2,500

Ron Pattern DEVILS CLUB PLEIN AIR

Devil’s Club Plein Air
Acrylic on Panel
9″x12″

$395

Ron Pattern EAGLE IN FIR

Eagle in Fir
Watercolor on Paper
11.5″x15″

$595

Ron Pattern EAGLE TREE

Eagle Tree
Graphite on Panel
18″x28″

$1,500

Ron Pattern SIMILKAMEEN CEDARS

Similkameen Cedars
Acrylic on Canvas
11″x14″

$575

Ron Pattern FOREST SHADOWS

Forest Shadows
Acrylic on Canvas
30″x40″

$1,800

Ron Pattern GROUND COVER

Ground Cover
Acrylic on Panel
30″x48″

$2,100

Ron Pattern SUNLIT SPRUCE

Sunlit Spruce
Acrylic on Panel
24″x48″

SOLD

Ron Pattern MEMORIAL

Memorial
Acrylic on Panel
20″x32″

$1,200

Ron Pattern RIALTO BEACH

Rialto Beach
Egg Tempera on Panel
16″x20″
$795

Ron Pattern GATEWAY CEDAR

Gateway Cedar
Acrylic on Canvas
11″x14″

$575

Ron Pattern LOG JAM

Log Jam
Acrylic on Canvas
12″x30″

$495

Ron Pattern WINTER BIRCHES

Winter Birches
Watercolor on Paper
8″x12″

$395

Ron Pattern ROOTS AND ROCK

Roots and Rock
Acrylic on Panel
12″x16″

$595

Ron Pattern WINTER CEDAR

Winter Cedar
Acrylic on Panel
24″x36″

$1,400

Ron Pattern GALBRAITH RAVENS

Galbraith Ravens
Watercolor on Aquaboard
12″x16″

$595

Ron-Pattern-Full-Flood

Full Flood
Acrylic on Panel
12″x24″ Triptych

$1,200

Ron Pattern BARE BONES

Bare Bones
Acrylic on Canvas
24″x36″

$1,400