Patrick Shields is a California based artist that has been painting in the Entertainment Industry for the past 35 years. His personal art reflects a desire to be free of constraints and the notion of FREEDOM is a recurring theme in his work, which has been shown in numerous galleries and Public Art awards throughout California. He primarily paints in oils on canvas or boards and creates whatever he feels like without regard for protocol or style. His work reflects an admiration for artists that defy convention while still paying homage to the craft of fine art painting. The quest for FREEDOM allows for improvisation in his work even though it appears to be meticulously crafted. Most of his paintings are a calculated rendering of a deep and abiding inner vision, but some are a spin of the wheel, and the thrill of discovering these is a constant joy. And the future is truly wide open.