Each landscape is an act of bold and generous expression in which colour is a liberating force. Pushing the colours in his paintings beyond what people typically see in the landscape opens their eyes, Patterson says. The next time they venture out, they begin to perceive more colours in nature. Patterson uses oils straight out of the tube - vibrant, rich and thick - which he mixes and builds directly on the canvas creating textural dimensions that catch light and create shadow. But technique flows from emotion. "There must be passion," Patterson has written. "Painting is not merely a reproduction: it must speak to the heart and soul. It is the quality of passion that is of primary importance."