Bobbie Kilpatrick

Bobbie Kilpatrick has created the greater body of her work through representational methods, often with hidden psychological meaning. It has evolved as she learned and became lighter in palette with more color while maintaining the basic design abstraction of dark and light values. Although usually categorized under impressionism, the work IS her impression of life but with larger shapes and brushstrokes. Her first art classes were taken in college while majoring in engineering to later become an architect. Art classes changed her direction and she added private classes with Mabel Sellers and workshops with nationally known teachers such as Wm. Henry Earle and Ray Froeman. Her greatest influence was by Dick Turner who she studied with for several years. He introduced her to the spectral palette of pure colors rather than earth colors. Bobbie also prefers a larger format and carved a niche for herself doing large commissions for individuals and corporations. Being a student of nature, time, and the cultures of humankind, she especially likes to study the mind’s workings and the possible analogy of objects to human nature. Content is as important to Bobbie as the visual surface so she explores the conscious and subconscious mind. She also likes to explore design and discovered the Golden Mien and Dynamic Symmetry, which appeals to her engineering side. Bobbie uses these methods in all her work to break up space that designs the canvas. By examining the possibilities of the dynamic design and growth patterns found in nature, space and dimension, light and color creates inspiration from many sources. Traditional inspiration developed into new works using ordinary subjects to convey a deeper meaning. By enlarging the objects to use them as symbols she placed more emphasis on the difference between the symbol and reality. Her aim in the use of any subject and level of consciousness to express her ideas is to spark mystery and intrigue with the visual while encouraging people to think with the title. Primarily and oil painter she also works with watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media. Several years ago she decided to sign the experimental and abstract work with her maiden name of R. Dickinson while staying loyal to the collectors of her traditional Kilpatrick work. Bobbie is a prolific artist and feels both types of works fulfill her creative expression. Bobbie won awards as she was developing her career but when she began showing in the galleries she could not find time to enter shows. She is currently working on a book with a friend for North Light and three large commissions for Del Papa Distributing Co. Her work is included in private and corporate collections such as Moody Gardens Hotel, Paine Webber, Stanley Morgan-Dean Witter, the former Enron Corp., and Peoples National Bank.

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