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Patricia Brewer-Cummings, Contemporary American Portrait Painter

About the artist:

An amazing portrait painter, Patricia Brewer-Cummings, nickname P.J., a Choctaw Indian, devout Christian, and owner/artist at Route 66 Fine Art. As a child her father and mother, Truman Wayne and Jeanne Brewer, and the family used to travel back and forth from Orange County, California to their Indian property in Lindsey, Oklahoma via Route 66. The wonderful sights and adventures they had on this "Mother Road" were amazing! Everything from exhibits of life sized dinosaurs to the largest ball of twine, were along this fabulous route. Patricia started painting portraits when she was 11 years old. Neighbors, friends and classmates were her first subjects. Through the years she always painted, portraits, of Elvis, Jim Morrison, David Bowie, (rock stars), she also had a love of rock & roll music and had her own garage rock band, so she loved painting celebrities, she always wanted to be one! She has traveled and lived on Route 66 for over 30 years. In 2014 she moved from her home in Saint Louis, MO back to California. From one end of Route 66 - Chicago to the other end of Route 66 - Santa Monica.

The beach is very inspirational to her, the nature of her work varies from time to time, but it almost always involves other humans, or a relaxing beach scene. Realism is her specialty. Capturing the sparkle in someone's eyes is exhilarating, and truly brings life to her subjects. The joy of watching a face form under her direction is immeasurable to her, and perfecting a graphic design image to the smallest detail is her passion!

After 20 years in Saint Louis, having a venue at Market on the Loop across the street from Fats Domino's place Blueberry Hill, and several exhibitions, such as Venus Envy STL, Naughty Gras at the Mardi Gras STL, P.J was compelled to move back to Southern California, expand her business Route 66 Fine Art to include the division, Portrait Artist Of The Stars!

She had her first CA art show, since her return, June 2014, at the Warehouse of Contemporary Art, Anaheim 3/14/15, and another fabulous show at the Chocolate & Art Show at KGB Studios, LA, CA and at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort's Newport Beach Party! With success continuing she paints with sheer Joy.