
Halloween Dragon Butterfly by Patricia McCracken
Artists Spotlight: Patricia McCracken is an accomplished fantasy artist who specializes in watercolor and acrylics. Her style of art is influenced by the Japanese wood block prints from the Edo period called Ukiyo-e, which translates to “pictures of the floating world.” Patricia has been dappling in art since she was a child, as her mother would give her paints, pencils and paper to draw on from a very early age. When she got into college, she started working in watercolor and has remained in that format ever since; but when she discovered the Japanese wood block prints, she found her niche. Patricia has two degrees in art: a BFA from the University at Buffalo and an MA from Syracuse University. She loves combining the wood block prints and fantasy elements into her artwork, and particularly loves to hide the fantasy elements in her paintings so that “one has to look twice to see them”. In 2002 she began exhibiting in art shows all across the country and has won a number of awards for her Japanese style work. S he currently lives in New York and can be reached at the following email: patriciamccracken@yahoo.com. You can also learn more about Patricia and see more of her artwork at: http://www.patriciamccracken.com. Her featured piece is called Halloween Dragon Butterfly.