Day 1: Joe Patterson Parallax Art Tucson

Joe Patterson Parallax Art Tucson

Creative Medium: Painting

About the Artist

Artist Joe Patterson was born before the end of the Second World War in a little town in New Mexico called Hot Springs. Shortly thereafter, the town changed its name to Truth or Consequences. He has always considered this an omen that he should keep in mind. Joe arrived in Tucson, only a week old and watched this town grow for 81 years.

The Vietnam War interrupted his graduate studies in psychology and took him to Shreveport, Louisiana for two years as Personnel Psychologist in the Armed Forces Entrance and Examination Station. Joe returned to Tucson, completed his doctorate after living in the desert for a year and then founded Desert Survivors, a not-for-profit human support organization based on desert surviving landscape horticulture.

. These, and many related experiences, gave him the 'parallax perspective' that is expressed in his art and summarized in the phrase, 'What you see depends on your point of view.'

Joe has been painting on and off his whole life. As a young man he took lessons. After retiring from his work as a Psychologist Joe has immersed himself in oil painting.

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Contact Joe at 520-429-5606 or jrp.parallax@gmail.com

Phone: 520 429 5606

Email: jrp.parallax@gmail.com

How to Purchase

Visitors can purchase paintings via Venmo and Zelle or personal check. Joe has that information posted in his studio.

Pricing Range

$501 - $1000