A Digital Exhibit of Fine Art by Canadian Artists
A Digital Exhibit of Fine Art by Canadian Artists
PATRICK DOUGLASS COX
Patrick Douglass Cox (b. 1953) is a Albertan artist, best known for his highly detailed Egg tempera paintings. He studied at Alberta College of Art, then after graduation, co-founded a successful illustration and design studio. In 1982 he left his business to paint full time.
Cox's art is strongly tied to the land and history of the west, inspired by his heritage. In 1880, his Great Grandfather Malcolm Millar traveled up the Missouri River by steamboat to Fort Benton, Montana, and then overland to Canada's Fort Walsh to join the North West Mounted Police. After serving during the North-West Rebellion, Millar homesteaded near Calgary. He married Helen Shaw who, riding in an oxcart, had come west to Fish Creek with her family in 1883 ahead of the railroad. The spacious log home of the Millar family became a popular social gathering place, eventually giving rise to the community of Millarville.
His paternal grandfather, Orville Cox, came west in 1897, working as a blacksmith in Twin Butte. His maternal Grandfather, Leslie Victor Douglass, worked for legendary Alberta (then North West Territories) cowboy John Ware, before purchasing a ranch of his own.
Keenly aware of the richness of his family history, Patrick Cox today retains title to the Douglass ranch's original quarter section and building site. It is the milieu of this rural heritage that provides Cox with much of his artistic inspiration.
But his painting do not reflect the stylized, romantic west of popular mythology. His work is not heavy-handed with thematic elements, instead he finds the extraordinary in an ordinary scene, making his highly realist paintings compelling. Whether in the ruggedness of an age-gnarled hand, the strength of character underlying a sun-creased face, or even in his softer depictions of youth, Cox's focus tends toward the unaffected, deeper qualities of life.
For more information, as well as other works by the artist, visit his website patrickdcox.com
A.J. CASSON
Patrick Douglass Cox (b. 1953) is a Albertan artist, best known for his highly detailed Egg tempera paintings. He studied at Alberta College of Art, then after graduation, co-founded a successful illustration and design studio. In 1982 he left his business to paint full time.
Cox's art is strongly tied to the land and history of the west, inspired by his heritage. In 1880, his Great Grandfather Malcolm Millar traveled up the Missouri River by steamboat to Fort Benton, Montana, and then overland to Canada's Fort Walsh to join the North West Mounted Police. After serving during the North-West Rebellion, Millar homesteaded near Calgary. He married Helen Shaw who, riding in an oxcart, had come west to Fish Creek with her family in 1883 ahead of the railroad. The spacious log home of the Millar family became a popular social gathering place, eventually giving rise to the community of Millarville.
His paternal grandfather, Orville Cox, came west in 1897, working as a blacksmith in Twin Butte. His maternal Grandfather, Leslie Victor Douglass, worked for legendary Alberta (then North West Territories) cowboy John Ware, before purchasing a ranch of his own.
Keenly aware of the richness of his family history, Patrick Cox today retains title to the Douglass ranch's original quarter section and building site. It is the milieu of this rural heritage that provides Cox with much of his artistic inspiration.
But his painting do not reflect the stylized, romantic west of popular mythology. His work is not heavy-handed with thematic elements, instead he finds the extraordinary in an ordinary scene, making his highly realist paintings compelling. Whether in the ruggedness of an age-gnarled hand, the strength of character underlying a sun-creased face, or even in his softer depictions of youth, Cox's focus tends toward the unaffected, deeper qualities of life.
For more information, as well as other works by the artist, visit his website patrickdcox.com
The Seamstress
The Seamstress
Washline II
