In "The Art of Frank Patterson," Jim Willis writes:
"An early leg injury curtailed his own riding, yet he had so absorbed cycling's atmosphere and its lore that his drawings made an immediate appeal to lone tourists, clubmen, and racing men alike.
"And when, in later years, he was obliged to use photographs and picture postcards to supplement his sketchbook reference, he reproduced the scenes from so authentic a 'cyclist's-eye-view' that his admirers could say, 'I've ridden that road ... I remember it like that."
Jim at one point told me that "Pat" was more of an all-round "countryman" than a "cyclist." I don't think it matters because he's "The Cycling Artist" as far as I'm concerned. And if his England is no more real than Bertie Wooster's, so what? Let us pedal down to Chuffy's for the week-end, Jeeves! :-)
Dennis Ryan Louisville, KY
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Chuck Schmidt Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:41 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Rebour drawing from photos? What about Patterson?
Jan Heine wrote:
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> To change focus a bit, does anybody know how Frank Patterson did his
> drawings? I read that he was not able to ride or get out much due to
> health reasons, so I doubt he was drew in the countryside. And what
> about his furniture drawings? Does anybody know?
Drawing of Pat at work:
http://web.onetel.net.uk/
Typically sketch at location and then do ink rendering at studio. I doubt that Frank Patterson did much work using photo reference, but it's only a guess.
He lived in the countryside and getting film processed would be problematic unless he did his own darkroom work. Still just a guess...
Here's a link to the Frank Patterson web site: http://www.frankpatterson.co.uk
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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