A contemporary artist working with real earth pigments that she makes herself from
rocks and soils collected in the UK and Ireland,
Di Pattison explores concepts and inspiration around the subject of earth.
Large-scale richly textured acrylic-bound
canvases feature abstracted imagery that is painstakingly researched. Current subjects
include prehistoric earthworks
and arable farming.

A second strand of Di’s artwork explores issues
of ethnicity and nationality in the traditional
naming and current marketing of art
materials. This showcases her colourmaking
skills and incorporates witty and
thought-provoking collages and assemblages or installations of actual art materials.