Pat Konicki graduated from American Academy of Art and began her career as a graphic designer and illustrator in Chicago. After relocating to Miami, Pat opened a graphic design and advertising firm focused on clients in the fashion, retail, healthcare and manufacturing industries.
Pat now resides in the Carolinas, where she derives much of her inspiration from often forgotten treasures. She is an award winning, contributing member of the Southern Watercolor Society, North Carolina Watercolor Society, South Carolina Watermedia Society, Catawba River Visual Artists Guild, Rutherford County’s Visual Arts Center, Tryon Painters and Sculptors. Galleries and studios throughout North and South Carolina have exhibited her work.
Statement
Of particular interest to me is the conjunction of beauty and antiquity of rural life in the Carolinas. My current work of watercolors seeks to explore the way an alternate perception of an otherwise overlooked subject can provoke an emotional or imaginative response, thus igniting value and rationale for protection or restoration in the environment.
Looking past the obvious, close observation and engagement of the image is my process. The challenge is to see beyond the distraction of the decay, abandoned or dismissed and capture its splendor. Some of the subjects are quite ordinary, others less so. My goal is to inspire those who see the work to look more carefully at the world around them, to discover beauty in unusual places.