This beautiful Pati Bannister original framed oil painting is titled “Snowfall”. The piece measures 18″ X 28″ and is beautifully framed and matted. The painting is in excellent condition and would be joy to display in any home. This painting is being offered by the original owner and was purchased approx. 30 years ago.

Modern original oils by Pati Bannister are priced at approx. $24,500. Older originals are seldom available. To visit Pati Bannister’s website, click here.

A few short notes about the artist:

Very few artists in the world, past or present, have portrayed the delicacy, sensitivity, and mystery of women with the skill and insight of Pati Bannister. In this age, she is an unparalleled master of feminine portraiture and exquisite detail.

Pati Bannister was born in North London, England, into a family of accom­plished artists. After an early career as an illustrator for children’s books and the famous English equestrian publication, Riding, she worked as a special effects artist for the J. Arthur Rank film studios where she further developed a keen and sensitive eye for detail and color mixing, and their impact on all aspects of design and composition in a work of art.

In 1952, Pati Bannister moved to the U.S. and later settled on the Mississippi Gulf Coast overlooking a wildlife sanctuary. There she explores the female psyche, posing the young ladies of her imagination with exotic flowers, gossamer fabrics, and filigreed lace in fine Victo­rian parlors, beside rain-swept windows, along lone country roads. Her juxtaposition of deli­cate natural beauty with steadfast matter is a key element of Pati Bannister’s unique style and extraordinary popularity.

But it is the intangible quality of her women toward which people of all ages and backgrounds are irresistibly drawn. From innocent child to sensual maiden, there exists in Bannister’s females an ethereal vulnerability one wants to protect along with an inherent strength one wants to know. Here is an artist who is master of the feminine mystique.

Pati Bannis­ter’s continuous endeavor to cap­ture and preserve the tranquility, beauty, and aura of her astute vision through painting and sculp­ture is the essence of her life.

At the beginning of 2006 Ms. Bannister has officially announced her retirement. All of her prints can only be found through the secondary market or though galleries that have existing prints. She will no longer be painting any prints and her publishing company will no longer be distributing her work anymore.

This painting is located in Brandon, MS. Local pick up is OK. Winning bidder to add $150 for secure, insured shipping within the US. International shipping will be extra.