artist statement
My original works are NOT digital and are NOT done in Photoshop! The work consists of
hundreds of individual photos carefully placed together to make one single
image. I scout potential locations without shooting, then I think about and plan how a
work, which may encompass as much as a 360 Degree panorama, will translate into my
vision. The camera has only one eye so I shoot hundreds of photographs keeping in
mind how one sees. I try to keep everything in focus, front to back and side to side. The
piece will be mostly in focus everywhere as if the camera had two eyes. I consider how
the weather may influence the piece. I go to the location and wait, often from dawn to
dusk, for the right conditions. Sometimes it all works out, sometimes it doesn’t. If not, I
come back again. After I shoot, the difficult process of putting the piece together
begins. Sometimes it takes years before I feel the piece is right.
"Some (artists) inspire us through their relentless pursuit of perfection in their craft such
as the painstaking photographic process of Patrick V. Walsh."
- Dr. Sam Watson, Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin.
"Photomosaics, It's a process that upon first look, one might assume would be put
together using digital software. Well, that assumption would be incorrect."
- Steve Sumrall, NBC Historian.
"Patrick V. Walsh is an artist whose perspective is unique, to say the least."
- Fred Rogin, The Rogin Report, NBC, Palm Springs.
