White Mangrove Island
2005
Pastel on Wood
84" x 24 "
In her own expressive and vibrant style, Patricia Cummins has created a unique series of oil paintings depicting the magnificent, yet fragile and often unnoticed, plant life commonly found in Biscayne National Park. With over 95% of its 172,000 acres covered in water, the park is home to a wide range of plant species which Cummins eagerly captures in her bold and dramatic works. “My goal as an artist and a painter is to "arrest motion," and communicate the beauty found in nature,” states Cummins. “To make my viewers look again at what we normally take for granted is what I find most important in my work."
Originally from New York, Patricia Cummins is a fine arts instructor for Miami-Dade Public Schools, where she has worked for the past 27 years. In 2005, Ms. Cummins exhibited her works in the Cabinet Meeting Room and is scheduled for a second exhibit in November 2007, as part of the Capitol Complex Exhibition Program.
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