We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Patricia Kluwe Derderian. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Patricia below.

Patricia, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I developed a love for drawing while still a young child in Brazil before majoring in architecture. Now a painter based in Pinellas county, FL my work is inspired on both public and intimate spaces and the ways we gather and share these places. As a mostly shy person, drawing and painting became my way of thinking and expressing myself . It is my way to tell what I cannot tell with words. In ,y paintings I express my love for life, for traveling and people. First I paint for myself because that’s what makes me happy and complete, where I feel like I belong or where I should be. It is a translation of how I see the world and everything that I love about it. It is my own language to translate feelings. It is about love for me.

When I do commission work it is also amazing because I change the focus to the collectors life and translate their feelings, memories and happy places using my own language. The connection that is made lasts forever because there is a part of my world with them and a part of their world that was shared and will stay wit me too.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I developed a love for drawing while still a young child in Brazil before majoring in architecture. Now a painter based in Pinellas County, FL my work is inspired on both public and intimate spaces and the ways we gather and share these places. As a mostly shy person, drawing and painting became my way of thinking and expressing myself. It is my way to tell what I cannot tell with words. In my paintings I express my love for life, for traveling and people. First I paint for myself because that’s what makes me happy and complete, where I feel like I belong or where I should be. It is a translation of how I see the world and everything that I love about it. It is my own language to translate feelings. It is about love for me.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect for me is when I see the emotion in the eyes of someone after seeing their new painting. When I see tears of joy and realize that my painting is now part of their lives and that they created a special connection with it. That moment when it is accepted into their world and incorporated into their memories and homes.

I also love to do comission work because I have to change the focus from my life to the collector’s life and the translation of their feelings, memories and happy places using my own language. The connection that is made lasts forever because there is a part of my world with them and a part of their world that was shared and will stay with me too.

Other opportunities that are incredibly rewarding are some Art Calls with special causes and charities that I believe in. As I don’t have the personality to create this events and make things happen, when I have the chance, I am always very happy to participate and help in my own way. I love to create work specific for those events because it makes me dive into the cause, study it and feel even more involved. After I create the work there is also the feeling of knowing that people that see it might be more curious or more related to the cause. It is double just there without even considering the money that might be raised if the work sells. Examples of this kind of events that I have participated, among others, were Mary Lee’s House fundraiser, Equality Florida, Art Ties Us, Artists+Causes… (this last one is happening right now)

Embracing our Differences was another amazing event that I had the pleasure and honor to participate. In 2021 I had one of my paintings printed and exhibited at a billboard in Sarasota-FL as part of their annual exhibits to raise awareness, educate and, as their own mission states, inspire to create a better world.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My mission is to keep sharing my love for life and happiness with others. To continue exploring and discovering myself as a person and as an artist, to bring happiness to people and also keep contributing and learning more about our problems and doing my part in translating feelings into images in any way that can convey messages while always trying to find a colorful way to see life.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.patikd.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/patikd.art
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/patikd.art