Pat Ridgway's paintings reflect the natural beauty, light and energy of her garden, our forests, and the West Coast. She manages to capture their intrinsic beauty rather than just portray a flat image, and so transmits to the viewer their inner light and life. Her paintings are inspired by her love of the natural world and she is active in the environmental movement. Pat, originally from North Vancouver, now lives near Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast. Ridgway has shown her work in Vancouver, Los Angeles and galleries on the Sunshine Coast. her paintings are also in collections in England, Switzerland, and Holland.

Gumboot Garden • acrylic on canvas - 3' x 4'

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Alert Bay acrylic on canvas - 3' x 3 1/2'

Summer Forest acrylic on canvas - 3' x 3 1/2'

Arbutus Beach acrylic on canvas - 30" x 40"

Cliff Gilker acrylic on canvas - 20" x 24"

Arbutus Rock acrylic on canvas - 30" x 40"

Foxglove Goddess acrylic on canvas - 3' x 3 1/2'

Garden Pond acrylic on canvas - 3' x 4'

Lady Falls acrylic on canvas - 30" x 40"

Lone Tree acrylic on canvas - 30" x 40"

Reflections II acrylic on canvas - 24" x 30"

Crescent Moon acrylic on canvas - 30" x 40"

Sunset acrylic on canvas - 24" x 30"

Garden Studio acrylic on canvas - 3' x 3 1/2'

New Garden acrylic on canvas - 3' x 3 1/2'

Forest Connections acrylic on canvas - 18" x 24"

Forest Pool acrylic on canvas - 30" x 36"

To contact Blackbird Studios and   Pat Ridgway Elphinstone, Sunshine Coast Phone/fax: (604) 886-8820