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PAT WILES
WATERCOLORS AND SILK SCARVES
Florence, Colorado
Background and experience
Illustrator of children's books 1978-1982
Painter 1982-present
Graphic artist for horse magazines
Member of Blue Spruce Gallery, Florence, CO 2004-present
Galleries and Stores
Blue Spruce Gallery; Florence, CO 2001-present
Juried Shows and Awards
Paint the Town; awards each year 2006, 2007, 2008
Watercolor show, Blue Spruce Gallery 2009
Miniature show, Blue Spruce Gallery Honorable mention 2009
New Artists show, Blue Spruce Gallery 2005
PAT WILES
Artists Statement
and children's book illustrator. Her paintings have appeared in galleries, exhibitions and juried are festivals
throughout the United States, including art museums such as The National Arts Club in New York,
The Museum of the Great Plains in Oklahoma, and The Gallerie Helof in Paris, France. She is the creator of the popular
"Rock Art Ponies" which sell on eBay. Her hand-painted 100% silk scarves spring from her watercolor background.
She was previously an advertising artist for a number of horse magazines, including the Florida Horse, Horse Tales,
Arena News and The Quarter Racing Record.
She is the illustrator of the popular "Cowgirl Peg" children's books.
Pat has an Appaloosa, a mustang rescue horse, and a little Paint mare that owns her heart.