Patrick   Fanning ’ s   Art    Works


Paintings

Classes

Photos of Trips

Color Disk

Graton Gallery

Exhibits

Monday Painters

Link to Monday    Painters website

Fiction

Books

Articles

Screenplay

Cars

Barn

Airplanes

Electric Vehicles

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I live in the small town of Graton, California, in Sonoma County’s coastal wine country. Many of my paintings are done on site, en plein air, with sometimes a final polish in my studio. I paint both watercolors and oils.

            I occasionally teach watercolor classes and travel workshops to places like Italy and Costa Rica, where I take a lot of photos. Teaching is an important aspect of my work, since it allows me to articulate my process and invent educational products such as the Fanning Color Disk.

            I was one of the founders of the Graton Gallery and sometimes have exhibits in other venues. I founded the Monday Morning Painters, a program of weekly outdoor paint outs that is free of charge and open to painters of all levels of experience. Full details on my art career are summed up in my resume.

            Writing has always been an important part of my daily routine, starting with poetry and fiction, moving on to self-help books, and painting instruction articles. I also enjoy more hands-on creative projects such as restoring cars, making films, building barns, harpsichords, airplanes, and electric vehicles.

            I hope you enjoy my site. If you have any questions or comments, send me an email.