“I start with a clean slate. I have no
specific concept or image in mind when I
begin. Actually, a dot on the page
connotes an entire image for me. There
are no parameters, nothing I “have to
do”. What happens after that is up to
the muse and the impact of its’
influence on my hands and arms. My
imagination takes over. I become merely
a vessel of expression through which the
emotion, color and images evolve.”
Allowing the mind to actively travel
each time the eye confronts a piece of
his work, the art of Patrick A. Delaney
is both definable and indefinable. He is
not a slave to the medium or method.
He mixes acrylic with ink or marker with
drawing pen. He flows in the moment. The
images, themselves, accentuate the
diversity in style that defines his
work. There is an innate sense of
continuous motion, irrespective of what
medium he is working in. It is not
uncommon for two people to look at the
same image and have actively dueling
interpretations. There is an emotional
stirring that occurs. One has a physical
reaction to his work. As Delaney puts
it: “It’s almost as if I am taking
shallow breaths and suddenly I get a
burst of fresh sea air. It invigorates
my whole body, but in particular, it
invigorates my mind. “ “Think about
eating a fabulous meal, seasoned with
all sorts of interesting spices. Your
palate just wants to dance.”
This is what his art does when one
allows oneself to be pulled into it.
From early childhood, music has played
an incredibly important role in
Delaney's life, and he has always found
a forum in which to express his passion
for it. This lifelong emergence in music
has also embedded itself in his art.
From the flowing lines and intricate
patterns to the hues, shades and tones
of the pigments that he chooses, music
is everywhere apparent, “When I am
working with ink, or rather, throwing
the ink on the white canvas, I feel a
thrill inside similar to what one would
feel on a roller coaster soaring down a
steep drop. It’s as if my spirit is
flying with the paint from my body to
the canvas.” |