His paintings have been called, “a sublime blend of Tim Burton and Botticelli” by the Baltimore Examiner. Patrick Fatica attended Ringling School of Art and Design from 1990 to 1994. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1995 where he spent the first few years in Orlando directing several original plays and directing the 16mm film “Five Miles from Heaven,” which appeared in festivals around the country. After completing the film, he and his two business partners opened and designed 2 music venues on the east side of Orlando and downtown Orlando called Back Booth. After almost a decade of traveling down different artistic paths, he picked up the paintbrush again and dedicated himself to doing what he loves. With over 30 shows between 2007 and 2008 Patrick’s Pop-Surreal portraits have spanned from Los Angeles, CA to Madison, WI. Recently the Phoenix Sun Times said about his solo Wind-Up Gallery exhibition, “We can’t think of anything more delightful than indulging in meticulously rendered prurient fantasies. This stuff is so sweet it’s almost rotten.”

Artist Statement:
The paintings usually start with a color idea, matched with an emotive concept. They then evolve into compositions in which color and light are the primary focus. The subject matter revolves around pop surreal portraits of women. I try to create an emotional concept in the color choices and their expressions rather than illustrate it through symbols or content. I start with a drawing on a white panel building up oil glazes that are very thin. After each glaze the painting gets sprayed with Crystal Clear (a transparent, spray on coating). I’ll apply around 40 glazes until the painting is complete. I then build the frame and paint it in a similar technique. The viewer should read the title, such as: "Back in the Woods, Under Ashes, There is a Stone" or "Bright and Bubbly Terrible Thing that was Doing Her Thing" and create their own visceral narrative and back story in relation to the painting.