The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web. - Pablo Picasso

I can't imagine a life without art.  Not just surrounding myself with art, but creating it.  Art is a verb.  If I have to go too long without time in my studio I get a bit squirrelly. Maybe more than just a bit… 

I soak up so many emotions from everyone I meet and I have to get them out; working on art is my salvation.  I feel the click in my brain as I start working and I'm taken to a different plane.  Kind of hard to explain, but most every artist has experienced it.  Hours go by and it feels like minutes. 

I get to create in a gorgeous setting - my studio is nestled in the Never Summer Mountains in Colorado and overlooks the Colorado River.  Our house steps down the mountainside (we call it the stair-master house) and my studio is closest to the river.  It's even beautiful when it snows, which is a good thing - there's a reason it's called the Never Summer Mountain Range.

All artwork on this site is made by me, Patricia Alander.  I live here with my husband, Erik, whose art is the houses he designs and builds, and our two beautiful dogs, Zola and Ginger.