Patrick Lacey paints in oil and is recognized for taking on big subjects, like Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, in a small scale.  "Little jewels" as he calls them.  

 

Born and raised in Coalinga, Patrick now reside in Fresno.  His interest in art first developed while watching Saturday morning painting shows on Valley Public Television.  After taking art classes at adult schools in Fresno and Clovis, Patrick attended workshops by Kevin Macpherson, Jean LeGassick and other distinguished members of the Plein Air Painters of America.  

 

Patrick paints plein air regularly with watercolorist Patricia Allen. The artists met in 2006 while rafting and painting a 220 mile stretch of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.  They are dedicated plein air painters and frequent the upper reaches of Yosemite and the High Sierra.