Patrick O'Hara Art at the Wildling!
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
- Monday, October 14, 2013
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Instructor: SBBG Blaksley Library Special Collections Art Exhibit
Location: Wildling Museum
Patrick O’Hara’s Art of California Natives: Selections from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will feature a solo exhibition of his wildflower watercolors and porcelain sculptures commissioned specifically for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in 2006. A native of Cork, Ireland, O’Hara studied botany, zoology and geology before attending Malvern School of Art in the late 1960s. His botanical art is represented in museums and private collections around the world, including the National Museum of Ireland, the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Richmond Botanic Garden in Virginia, the National Band of Dubai, GlaxoSmithKline Corporation, and the Flagler Museum in Florida.
Patrick O'Hara's watercolor collection, "Wildflowers of California" is part of the Blaksley Library Special Collections at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Limited-edition giclee prints of his California Wildflower series may be purchased in the Garden Gift Shop.
Patrick O’Hara’s Art of California Natives: Selections from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
August 28 to October 14, 2013
Wildling Museum
1511 Mission Avenue
Solvang, CA 93463
