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Architecture by Dale Patton

dalepatton — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:09:22 +0000

I have been a residential designer for the past 12 years. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on some great projects. I have posted a few of those projects below along with some links to some webpages that show some of the houses I have designed.

Private Residence- Flagstaff, Arizona (3500 s.f. on 2 acres)

This is a residence I designed in 2003 that is what I call a ‘mountain ranch’ style. It is a one-story home with wood siding and local malpais stone cladding. The roof is a naturally rusted corrugated metal. I designed all the ironwork including the exterior lighting fixtures, the fireplace gates, and the copper hood in the kitchen.

View of kitchen

Front elevation

Art by Dale Patton- 2009

dalepatton — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:01:33 +0000

The images below are several new lines of art that I have completed in 2009 and are now available for sale in several sizes as a giclee print on high quality paper or as a giclee print on wrapped canvas. If you would like to order a print or wrapped canvas, feel free to send me an e-mail at dpatton@stonelightstudio.com. I will send you a Paypal invoice for the total amount and your art will be delivered directly to your home. When you place an order, please provide your name, shipping address, phone number, and e-mail address along with exactly what you are ordering (name of print, size of print, paper vs. canvas, etc.) If you are ordering a giclee print as a Christmas gift, all orders need to be placed by December 10th. I hope you enjoy the art and please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Dale Patton

The ‘Cocktail Series’ by Dale Patton

dalepatton — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000

This group of paintings is called the ‘Cocktail Collection’. Each painting is available in the following sizes and prices:

12″ x 18″- $80/print on paper ($230 for set of three), $160/ wrapped canvas ($460 for set of three)

16″ x 24″- $120/print on paper ($340 for a set of three), $200/ wrapped canvas ($570 for set of three)

20″ x 30″- $160/print on paper ($460 for set of three), $240/ wrapped canvas ($680 for set of three)

24″ x 36″- $200/print on paper ($560 for set of three), $280/ wrapped canvas ($800 for set of three)

Prices include shipping within the Continental United States. An additional 10% of the total price will be added for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada.

Cosmopolitan- original- 20" x 30" oil on black multimedia board

Manhattan- original- 20" x 30" oil on black multimedia board

MARTINI- original- 20" x 30" oil on black multi-media board

Grand Canyon Series by Dale Patton

dalepatton — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:59:03 +0000

I have started a new series of oil paintings focused on the Grand Canyon. The first piece in this series is a painting of Havasu Falls which is shown below. I am currently working on the next piece which will be a painting of Lookout Studio on the South Rim by one of my favorite architects, Mary Colter. My goal with this series of paintings is to capture the spirit of the travel posters of the Art Deco Era. The printing process for this time period limited the artist to six colors. I have accepted this challenge and am really enjoying the experience. I hope to complete six paintings for this series.

Giclee prints are available for sale as a print on high-quality paper or a wrapped canvas. They are priced as follows:

18″ x 24″- Giclee print on paper- $125, wrapped canvas- $200

24″ x 32″- Giclee print on paper- $200, wrapped canvas- $280

30″ x 40″- Giclee print on paper- $250, wrapped canvas- $375

36″ x 48″- Giclee print on paper- $300, (wrapped canvas not available at this size)

Havasu Falls- original- 36" x 48" oil on canvas

Art for Cardon Children’s Medical Center

dalepatton — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:35:32 +0000

Cardon (Banner) Children’s Medical Center- Mesa, Arizona

I was honored to have been commissioned to draw 14 pieces of art for the new Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona that opened in November, 2009. I had a total of 53 prints of my commissioned art along with a few pieces of my original collection distributed throughout the new hospital. They are now available for sale as giclee prints on high-quality paper or as a wrapped canvas. The sizes and pricing are as follows:

12″ x 18″- $80/print on paper ($230 for set of three), $160/ wrapped canvas ($460 for set of three)

16″ x 24″- $120/print on paper ($340 for a set of three), $200/ wrapped canvas ($570 for set of three)

20″ x 30″- $160/print on paper ($460 for set of three), $240/ wrapped canvas ($680 for set of three)

24″ x 36″- $200/print on paper ($560 for set of three), $280/ wrapped canvas ($800 for set of three)

Prices include shipping within the Continental United States. An additional 10% of the total price will be added for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada.

This is Dale Patton standing next to the Camping Scene 'Search and Find' at Cardon Medical Center. This piece was enlarged to 6 ft. x 4 ft. and was placed in a special treatment room as a distraction for children who are undergoing uncomfortable treatments such as chemotherapy.

'Search and Find' Camping Scene- original pastel 36" x 24"

Treehouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Tree Stump Clubhouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Playhouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Lighthouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

House of Dreams- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Greenhouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Fire House- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Farmhouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Dog House- original- 18" x 12" colored pencil

Children's Museum- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Children's Library- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Beach House- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Birdhouse- original- 18" x 12" pastel and colored pencil

Flagstaff LIVE!

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:52:39 +0000

Flagstaff LIVE! featured an article about Studio 4 foot 2 in the July 2008 issue. To view the reprint, click the article (pdf):

Reprint used with permission.

How to Successfully Design a Non-Themed Kid’s Room, Part 1: Listen to Your Child and Be Inspired

dalepatton — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:46:20 +0000

This is a continuation of the series, How to Successfully Design a Non-Themed Kid’s Room. You can read the Introduction to this Series under the category “Child Inspired Design.”

We are all familiar with the numerous themes for children’s room décor. Popular themes include race cars, trains, princesses, safari, and characters from children’s movies and television. Some themed rooms are taken to an extreme with every detail, from the shape of the bed, the matching lamps, bedding, curtains and children’s wall art, all reflecting the theme. The dressers, desk and night stands have matching colors, and sometimes, the alarm clock and nightlight complete the child’s themed room.

Then, within a short time period your child’s interests have changed and you are faced with either redoing the room, from the bed, to the child’s wall art, to the nightlight or deal with the fact that your child is no longer inspired by his or her room, because a complete bedroom remodel may not fit into your budget or schedule every year.

If this is a situation you would like to avoid, a non-themed room could be your solution. Right now, you may be thinking, “but my daughter loves butterflies” or “my son loves trains.” Or you may be thinking, if I do not have a theme for my child’s room, then how will I create a direction for the design. My response is to let your own child be the theme. I feel that a visitor should get a feel for who your child is and where his or her interests lie just by stepping into the room. My four year old son, for example, enjoys short hikes, looking for bugs and animals, along with picking wildflowers for his mom. He loves trucks, trains, tractors and cars, whether they are toys in his room or driving beside us on the highway. He enjoys sports and loves his Steve Nash jersey. He is always asking us to read his books to him. And, by far, his favorite way to spend his time is to visit and play with his four cousins who live about two hours away from us in the in Phoenix area.

We just recently moved into a new house and are currently in the process of putting our son’s room together. With all the interests he now has and the new interests he is constantly discovering and developing, we do not want to limit the design of his room to one theme. Our son is the theme and his décor and wall art will evolve with him as he grows.

Some of the items we are including in his room are:

• bookshelves at his eye level, with a comfortable place to read his books together,

• a low table for playing with trains and cars,

• his own set of family photos to hang on the wall,

• a toy box for larger toys and bins to organize and store smaller toys,

• an indoor basketball hoop,

• his first terrarium to nurture his interest in insects and animals, and

• some children’s wall art, including his favorite illustration from Studio 4 Foot 2, the Monster Truck,

In the near future we will be taking on a small construction project in his room that will create some special spaces for our son and his cousins and friends. My next post on this topic will be entitled, “Scaled Spaces, Our Nesting Instinct” and I will explain our project and why we feel it will have a positive effect on how our son uses his room. Please join our RSS feed to receive messages announcing our new postings.

Please feel free to comment with your thoughts about themed or non-themed rooms. If you have an example of how you have let your own child be the theme for her room, please let us know!

Don’t miss any tips from Dale Patton. Dale has a successful residential design firm, Stone Light Studio, and also is an artist specializing in children’s wall art. You can see his artwork for children at www.studio4foot2.com.

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Worry: Illustration Friday

dalepatton — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:22:36 +0000

Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A single word topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation.

Don’t miss any new releases or tips from Dale Patton. Dale has a succesful residential design firm, Stone Light Studio, and also is an artist specializing in children’s wall art. You can see his artwork for children at www.studio4foot2.com.

How to Successfully Design a Non-Themed Kids Room: Introduction

dalepatton — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:31:33 +0000

A popular trend among parents in pulling together a child’s room is designing based on a theme. However, with all the choices of children’s decor and children’s wall art on the market today, I tend to feel that an overly themed approach to the design of a child’s room can too severely limit your options. But, perhaps this is why so many parents choose to strictly follow themes. Some people may find it easier to make decisions on children’s art, furnishings and accessories when they can rely on a theme to provide a clear narrow path upon which to base those decisions. So, I have to ask the question…why box yourself in? Some of the most successful children’s rooms have absolutely no theme at all, yet have an incredible feel that draws a child in and fuels their imagination day after day. Other successful rooms are loosely based on a theme that reflects an interest of the child, but the selected theme does not drive every decision from the bed to the nightlight.

If there is no theme to rely on, how do you: (1) make your child’s room look great so that you are proud to show it off to your guests and (2) create a room for your child that will make him or her feel comfortable, sheltered and inspired?I am going to post a series of blogs with some hints that will help answer these questions. The topics I will be covering are:

Listen to Your Child and be Inspired
Don’t be Scared, It’s Just Paint
Scaled Spaces–Our Nesting Instinct
Pulling It All Together

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