Biography: James Patrick (1911-1944), Born: Cranbrook, British Columbia; Studied at Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: California Water Color Society. James Patrick grew up in Southern California and attended high school in Hollywood. In the late 1920s, he received a three-year scholarship to study at the Chouinard Art Institute. During the...... read more
One of several paintings done while on a week long "holiday" of that year. "The Railroad Trestle Elk, California" is another that is well known. The painting named "Windy Mendocino" was probably another. The original title to that one had been lost to time and replaced as we know it now, but most likely it was painted in Elk and was titled either "Elk Vista" or "By The Sea Elk, California" which are the other two known to exist from this trip.
Courtesy of son Ian Patrick
Literature: Windows in Time, California Scene Paintings from the Hilbert Collection, by Mark Hilbert and Jean Stern.
