Professional artist John Patchett sold his 1000th painting on Saturday 17th February at the Picturecraft Gallery, Lees Yard, Holt. John, who had staged his first one-man exhibition in 1976 in Adelaide, Australia, had kept a careful log of all of the paintings he had sold to date and, some 30 years after his first exhibition, he has reached the magnificent total of 1000.

John generously presented the delighted customers with a full refund, after the transaction had been completed, to commemorate this landmark in his career.

John is well known for his fresh, vibrant pastel paintings. Firmly believing that it is necessary to paint as much as possible in ‘plein air’, results in his work having an immediacy and strong sense of light and warmth.

John chooses ‘special’ and inspirational locations to paint and will be exhibiting his most recent pastel paintings throughout 2009.

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