The Gallery at the Glen Rock Public Library is proud to showcase the artwork of Pat Smythe for the month of January. Smythe studied Art and Graphic Design at Pratt Institute and later Typography and Book Design at the Art Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. In her career as a book designer and Art Director, Smythe worked in book publishing at Harcourt Brace & lovanovich, Macmillan and Pearson. In the late 90’s, she began studying watercolor at the Ridgewood Art Institute with Charles Brandenburg. She has also taken painting workshops with nationally known watercolor artist lan Pollard. Smythe has traveled a great deal in Italy and strives to capture the wonderful vistas. Many of Smythe’s subjects are houses, flower gardens and landscapes. The artist accepts commissions for painting pet portraits and house portraits. Her work has been exhibited at several local galleries including the Ridgewood Art Institute, Barn Galleries in Ridgewood and the Valley Hospital Art Gallery. She won Best in Show at Art in the Park event, sponsored by the Pascack Art Association. Smythe’s painting of the Inn at Philip's Mill was exhibited at the Kent Art Association Gallery in Kent, CT, where she also won an award. She recently exhibited her work in the Bergen County Art Amble in June 2022 and Arts Fest in Glen Rock. Smythe is a member of the North East Watercolor Society, Creative Bergen and the Arts Council of Glen Rock.
For Smythe, “Watercolor painting is an amazing outlet.”
