I first saw Patrick Yesh at the Farmers Market here in Cochrane. After hearing about him from another artist, I contacted him and after numerous e-mails, we finally met for coffee this past week.
Patrick is a man of many talents. He has a Masters degree from Queens in education. He is an artist, a teacher and a massage therapist. He is also a counselor, workshop leader, and more.
What I have appreciated about Patrick is his enthusiasm for seeing something developed with the arts community here. He has been involved in helping to organize the arts in other communities such as Canmore, and he has plenty of ideas to work with. I agree with him that we need to come together as an arts community (ie, the BBQ in Sept), and also that we need to develop some longer and better arts events here. Ideas for some of those are already being planned.
One of his comments I found quite interesting was that there is apparently a study that shows that the arts is the third largest industry in North America. While we often think of the arts more as the “fine arts”, we are actually touched by the arts in almost everything we do. Everything we use was designed by an artist/designer – from the cars we drive to the clothes we wear, to the utensils we use, to the TV shows we watch, etc, etc. So are the arts important? Definitely YES!
Patrick loves teaching, using art as therapy, doing portraits, and painting. Visit his Art, Heart and Soul website to learn more about him and what he has to offer. Also - watch for an article about Patrick in the Cochrane Eagle coming soon.
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