PAT CHANDLER

Patricia Chandler is a nationally renowned Maine artist, art educator, and illustrator whose career spans six decades.  She received her BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI and MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.

After several years of working in the commercial field creating illustrations Pat moved to Minnesota, where she renewed her interest in printmaking and painting at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, moving back to Maine in 1971, later becoming an Adjunct Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Maine from 2005 to 2014.

When asked about her creative process and style Pat said, “I have always retained an interest in various forms of realism persisting in contemporary 20th and 21st century art. In all of my paintings there is a continuum that began in realism and overtime evolved into more expressionistic, abstracted works. In my paintings realism sometimes asserts itself as a meditative study of sorts.

To quote Blaise Pascal, “Reason’s last step is recognizing that an infinity of things surpass it.”  One of the infinity of things is art.  Another is science.  I thought in art school, and forever after, that there is no difference between the fields.  I work in my studio with the same love of questioning, labor, study and discovery as the scientist in the laboratory.  We both know the questions we ask are unanswerable.  We both dedicate our lives to the exploration of what we can sense of our universe and of the world where we have our feet for the moment.  In these dedicated people a great struggle goes on with a life-giving satisfaction that is its own reward.  That is, a great flight of spirit comes out of the struggle.  So we have to do it again.  It is life.

I am happy to be represented by a gallery given to the appreciation of the natural landscape.  Ever since I can remember, the trees and woods, mountains, lakes and fields of Maine have been where my mental, physical, and emotional balance could be restored; there I went as a child whenever I craved alone-ness and mental silence, and it is still the same. I have found it at the ocean in the coastal regions, the peninsulas and islands adjacent to Blue Hill and north of Ellsworth to Canada.

Because they are unspoiled, there is a strong sense of character and history.  The same is true of another place alive in memory, Baxter State Park and the wilderness west and north of it.  I explored that large and gorgeous area on foot and in canoes as a camper and counselor until I left Maine for art school.

The influence of those sensual memories emerges strongly when I work in the studio.  My work includes realistic paintings that seek to record places and certain senses of space and color in sites more visited in the summer by people from other places.  Those are more meditative in practice–exercises.  The expressionistic, semi-abstract images touch the feeling associated with those wilderness regions of forest and ocean. The variety of Maine’s natural environment is sufficient for many lifetimes of an artist.”

Pat lives in South Portland, Maine where she continues to create paintings in a range of mediums and styles.  Her work is widely collected and held in numerous private and corporate collections across the US.

Please note, images are for reference only.  No image can capture the depth and nuances of an original work of art as seen in person at the gallery.

Paintings by Pat available for purchase at the gallery – 

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Ledges at Two Lights’ ~ Oil on Panel 24″ x 30″ Retail $2400.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Woods Pond Early Spring’ ~ Oil on Panel 24″ x 18″ Retail $875.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Moonlight Pond’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 36″ x 24″ Retail $1900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Curtis Cove at Sunset’ ~ Oil on Linen 32″ x 36″ Retail $2400. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Winter Woods’ ~ Oil and Wax Medium on Panel 24″ x 24″ Retail $760.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Snow Storm in Portland’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 24″ x 18″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Marsh V’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 24″ x 24″ Retail $650.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Woodland Pond’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 24″x 48″ Retail $3000.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Storm at Two Lights’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Angry Sea’ ~ Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper 13.25″ x 16″ Retail $850.SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Tidal Pond With Ice’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Moonless Night’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Autumn Shades’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Pink Cloud’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Arches Paper 13″ x 9″ Retail $750.SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Field With Cornflowers’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $750. SOLD

Some of the paintings by Pat sold by Richard Boyd Art Gallery-

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Morning Marsh’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax on Panel 30″ x 24″ Retail $1900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Morning After The Storm – Beach Path’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax on Panel 21.5″ x 21.5″ Retail $900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Autumn’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 14″ x 11″ Retail $500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Autumn II The Old Maple’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 18″ x 14″ Retail $650. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Late Afternoon Woods’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $750. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Moon in the Pines’ ~ Charcoal and Mixed Media on Paper 10.5″ x 25.5″ Retail $1450. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Fall Afternoon’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax With Scratch Drawing on Panel 9″ x 12″ Retail $750.

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Blue Hill Mountain Trail’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 18″ x 14″ Retail $700. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Mood Swings’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 24″ x 24″ Retail $760. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Abstract’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 24″ x 24″ $760. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Clearing’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 23.75″ x 23.75″ Retail $850 SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Storm at Sea’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail $1800. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Pond Road’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 36″ x 24″ Retail $1250. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Woods First Snow’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 24″ x 24″ Retail $760. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Flood and Firestorm’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium Panel 30″ x 24″ $900 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Beech Leaves in Winter’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax medium on Panel 24″ x 20″ Retail $600 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘ Gorge at Evans Notch’ ~ Mixed Media on panel 24″ x 20″ $900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Beech Leaves’ ~ Mixed Media on Wood Panel 12″ x 12″ $450. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ “Vernal pool #3 – Corner With Tree’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 48″ x 24” Retail $1800. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘North Field at Sunset’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 36″ x 24″ Retail $1500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Goldenrod’ ~ Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Panel 21.5″ x 21.5″ $600. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Full Moon Rising’ ~ Charcoal and Mixed Media on Paper 12.5″ x 20.5″ Retail $1250. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Winter Storm on Mellen Street’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 24″ x 18″ Retail $900. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Diana’s Table’ ~ Oil on Panel 10″ x 22″ Retail $1200 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Curtis Cove’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 24″ x 18″ Retail $900 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Old Maine House’ ~ Cold Wax Medium and Oil on Panel 24″ x 18″ Retail $900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Late Afternoon, Stonington’ ~ Oil on Panel 24″ x 24″ Retail $900 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Squall’ ~ Cold Wax Medium on Panel 18″ x 24″ Retail $900 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Kelp Forest’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 30″ x 24″ Retail $900 SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Singing Bridge’ ~ Mixed Media 14″ x 12.5 Retail$550. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Waterfall’ ~ Oil on Panel 12″ x 12″ Retail$450. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Small Abstract #3’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 10″ x 22″ SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Winter Clearing I’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 20″ x 24″ Retail $800. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~
‘The Other Side’ ~ Cold Wax 12″ x 12″ Retail $500 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Sand Pond Stream II’ ~ Oil on Panel 48″ x 24″ $1500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Beach with Kelp and Rock’ ~ Mixed Media on Wood Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail $1800. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Fly Fishing’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 30″ x 24″ Retail $900. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Evening Campfire’ ~ Cold Wax Medium on Panel 18″ x 24″ Retail $650. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Autumn Light’ ~ Oil on Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail $1500. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Blizzard’ ~ Oil on Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail$1500. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Polka Dot Dreams’ ~ Oil on Panel 48″ x 24″Retail $1500. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ “Yellow Morning II” ~ Mixed Media 48″ x 24″ Retail $1500 SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ ‘Morning Stream’~ Cold Wax  Medium and Oil Diptych 18″ x 36″ Retail $900. SOLD

Pat Chandler ~ “Old House” ~ Mixed Media 13.5″ x 10.75″ Retail $450. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ Tide’s Edge II” ~ Oil on Panel 20″ x 24″ Retail $600 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Cadillac Mountain with Clouds’ ~ Oil  On Panel 11″ x 11″ Retail $450. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ Abstract II” ~ Mixed Media 15″ x 15″ $500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Sunrise With Sea Smoke’ ~ Oil on Panel 21.5″ x 21.5″ Retail $600. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Night Drive’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail $1500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Early Spring’ ~ Mixed Media on Panel 48″ x 24″ Retail $1500. SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Dawn Window’ ~ Oil on Panel 21.5″ x 21.5″ Retail $600 SOLD

Patricia Chandler ~ ‘Red Canoe’ ~ Oil on Panel 18″ x 18″ Retail $600. SOLD