May 22, 2017

In 1995, Moss founded the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education to aid children with learning disabilities.

American Mother Artist of the Year (1976)
1st Place, National Arts & Crafts Exhibit, Washington, D.C. (1976)
Commendation from the House and the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (1984)
Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts Retrospective Exhibition (1985)
Indianapolis Children’s Museum Exhibition (1985)
American Artist of the Year – International Wildlife/Western and American Show, Chicago, Illinois (1986)
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Art – Centenary College, New Jersey (1986)
Cultural Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (1986)
Mammography Unit at Warren Memorial Hospital (Virginia) named the P. Buckley Moss Ward (1987)
Appointed Honorary Tar Heel (North Carolina) (1987)
Commendation from the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1988)
Commendation from the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan (1988)
Awarded The Sagamore of the Wabash (Indiana) (1988)
Contributor of the Year Award, Straight – Tampa Bay (1988)
Conferred title of Special Honorary Citizen of Takamatsu, Japan (1988)
The Nittany Lion Award – Penn State University (1989)
Appointed Honorary Kentucky Colonel (Kentucky) (1989)
Annual Business/Industry Award, Waynesboro/East Augusta Chamber of Commerce (1989)
Sight-Saving Chairman for The VA Affiliate of the National Society to Prevent Blindness (1989)
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Angel Award, Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida (1990)
Winner, International Plate Award: “Family Reunion,” South Bend, Indiana, International Expo (1990)
Marion Ohio: P.B. Moss Day, July 11 (1990)
Tokyo, Japan – Metropolitan Museum One Person Exhibition (1990)
Award – Learning Disabled Children in State of Ohio (LDA) (1991)
Citation; White House Points of Light Office (1991)
“Woman of the Year” – Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority (1991)
Citation from 1st Lady Barbara Bush for Moss’ charitable contributions towards learning disabled children (1992)
Louisville, Kentucky: P. Buckley Moss Day, March twenty-second (1992)
PBS documentary “Split the Wind” about P. Buckley Moss and her art (1992)
Learning Disabilities Association of America – documentary video, “A Picture of Success” (1993)
Paul Harris Award, International Rotary (1993)
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters – University of Akron, Akron, Ohio]] (1993)
Designated Easter at the White House Artist (1994 & 1995)
Outstanding Dyslexic Calendar Person (LDA), “JUNE” (1995)
Kermezaar Keynote Artist, El Paso, Texas – October Arts Festival Honoree (1995)
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia (1996)
Distinguished Virginian Award – Virginia Association of Broadcasters (1996)
Living Artist Exhibition, March–September, Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences (1997)
Golden Key Award – Daughters of the American Revolution (1998)
Chosen Artist – 50th Anniversary Celebration, Community Arts Center of Cambria County, PA (1998)
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Diamond Award (1999)
Cooper Union’s President’s Citation (1999)
Pinnacle Award – International Dyslexia Association (2002)
Recognition for her tireless efforts to raise awareness of learning disabilities – Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia (2002)
December 9, Senator George Allen read Pat’s biography on the Senate Floor, thereby making her history part of the Congressional Record (2004)
Woman of Distinction Award – Girl Scouts of Suncoast Council, Tampa, FL (2003)
Margaret Sue Copenhaver Contribution to Education Award – Roanoke, College, Roanoke, VA (2003)
Honorary Doctorate for Public Service – Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA (2004)
Guest Artist – Puyallup Fair in Washington State (2007)
August, “Thursday’s Child”, a play inspired by Pat’s life, debuted at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV (2007)
2008 Virginia Women in History honoree – The Library of Virginia (2008)^[1]
Guest Artist and Speaker, 21st. Annual Quilters’ Heritage Celebration in Lancaster, PA (2008)
WVPT documentary, “The Lady Behind the Brush” commemorating Pat’s 75th birthday (2008)
Pat’s donated ‘painted violin’ appeared in the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra Art String auction (2008)
Opening Doors Award from The Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD) of Greater Pittsburgh for her “tireless work in support of children and adults with specific learning disabilities.” (13 November 2008)
Award from the Virginia Council for Exceptional Children for her Commitment to Special Education (2008)
Certificate of Recognition proclaiming her an Honorary Iowan by Iowa Governor Chester J. Culver. It was presented to her by Iowa’s First Lady Mari Culver (2009)
Among the first members to be included in the Cooper Union’s Alumni Hall of Fame (2008)
Received key to the City of Roanoke. Proclamation from Mayor naming May 24-25th, 2013 as P. Buckley Moss Days (2013)
Named a Fellow of Virginia Tech’s outreach programs and the university’s Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement (30 August 2013)

Source: http://www.pbuckleymoss.com/about10.html

May 22, 2017

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Patricia Buckley Moss, also known as P. Buckley Moss (born May 20, 1933), is an American artist. Reared in Staten Island, New York, she is known for her portrayals of rural landscapes and life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

P Buckley Moss (Pat) attended Washington Irving High School for the Fine Arts in Manhattan. She who, although undiagnosed at the time, is dyslexic and struggled with some of her classes in high school. However, she excelled at art. Due to her mother’s persistence, Pat was considered for and received a scholarship to study art at Cooper Union College. It was at the Cooper Union that she began her journey as an artist.

Soon after graduating in 1955, Buckley married Jack Moss. In 1964, Mr. Moss’ work as a chemical engineer found the family of seven with a sixth child on the way relocating to Waynesboro, Virginia. This relocation became pivotal in Pat’s art and subject matter.

Patricia Moss appreciated the rural scenery and began portraying it in her art. She was particularly drawn to the Amish and Mennonite people who farmed in the countryside and has portrayed their figures in iconic ways. In 1967 she had a one-person museum exhibition that promptly sold out, after which Moss started to market her work more seriously. Her unique style, marked by her subtle stylings and the calm nature of her work, alongside the warmth emanating from her subject matter quickly won her widespread acclaim.

Referred to in 1998 as “The People’s Artist,” by journalist Charles Kuralt, Moss opened the P. Buckley Moss Museum in Waynesboro the following year. Since opening in 1989, the facility grew to attract roughly 45,000 visitors annually. Today, artwork that Moss signs as P. Buckley Moss is represented in more than 200 galleries worldwide and collected throughout Europe and Japan, as well as the United States.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Buckley_Moss

May 20, 2017

Articles | P Buckley Moss Articles

“I did something when so many told me I wouldn’t amount to anything,” said P. (Patricia) Buckley Moss, a name painter based in Blacksburg, Va. “I am still doing and never gonna stop.”

Besides being known for her paintings of rural landscapes and life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Moss has become the voice of the underdog. She is also a breast cancer survivor; cancer free 33 years.

This is Moss’ way of giving back to women who need it the most, through an organization (PALS — Positive Attitude Love and Support) that is focused 100 percent on healing women.

Moss is equally known for her dedicated work with special education groups and her donations to children-related charities. She gives much of her time and effort to helping others.

“Charity auctions are important to her,” said Maria Bereket, social media marketing coordinator. “Her foundation (The Moss Foundation) takes the money they receive and supports teachers and students who help learners who learn in different ways. Half of the proceeds from the quilt auction will go to the Moss Foundation. The other half goes to PALS because Pat survived breast cancer, and like her learning disabilities, she overcame cancer. Her art has given her the voice not only to be creative but also a means and a vehicle to support and help others.”

Patricia Buckley’s grew up in the Richmond Borough of New York City (now known as Staten Island). Although viewed as a poor student due to dyslexia, a grade school teacher said Pat was artistically gifted. Her mother enrolled her in the Washington Irving High School for the Fine Arts, in Manhattan, where her artistic abilities were nourished.

In 1951 she received a scholarship to New York’s Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where she spent four years specializing in fine arts and graphic design. Then Buckley married Jack Moss, a chemical engineer.

In 1964, Jack took his family, with their sixth child soon to be born, to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Pat loved the rural scenery and respected the intense religious Amish and Mennonites. She integrated this into her art.

The first PALS support group meeting was March 18, 1991. In 1993 PALS approached Laura DeRamus, owner of the Canada Goose Gallery that has the country’s largest inventory of Moss Art, requesting that they team up with P. Buckley Moss to do fund raising for their support group.

PALS for Life support group meetings are held the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Call Joan Schuermann 937-435-1923 or Lois Keil 937-299-0257.

Dayton Daily News – Shirley Belcher

October 2016

Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/renown-painter-cherishes-her-pals/3VoaN0hGU7tM9mPZDLB9vL/

Mar 25, 2017

Blog | Geese

Positive Featured Inspirational Story

Lessons from Geese

‘Individual empowerment results from quality honking’

Lessons from Geese provides a perfect example of the importance of team work and how it can have a profound and powerful effect on any form of personal or business endeavour. When we use these five principles in our personal and business life it will help us to foster and encourage a level of passion and energy in ourselves, as well as those who are our friends, associates or team members.

It is essential to remember that teamwork happens inside and outside of business life when it is continually nurtured and encouraged.

Lesson 1 – The Importance of Achieving Goals

As each goose flaps its wings it creates an UPLIFT for the birds that follow. By flying in a ‘V’ formation the whole flock adds 71 percent extra to the flying range.

Outcome

When we have a sense of community and focus, we create trust and can help each other to achieve our goals.

Lesson 2 – The Importance of Team Work

When a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back to take advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front.

Outcome

If we had as much sense as geese we would stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.

Lesson 3 – The Importance of Sharing

When a goose tires of flying up front it drops back into formation and another goose flies to the point position.

Outcome

It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks. We should respect and protect each other’s unique arrangement of skills, capabilities, talents and resources.

Lesson 4 – The Importance of Empathy and Understanding

When a goose gets sick, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to the ground to help and protect it.

Outcome

If we have as much sense as geese we will stand by each other in difficult times, as well as when we are strong.

Lesson 5 – The Importance of Encouragement

Geese flying in formation ‘HONK’ to encourage those up front to keep up with their speed.

Outcome

We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups and teams where there is encouragement, production is much greater. ‘Individual empowerment results from quality honking’

The original version of Lessons from Geese was written by

Dr Robert McNeish in 1972

Feb 12, 2017

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Feb 12, 2017

Blog | Horse Art

Les Chevaux is a rare/sold out, limited edition print that was issued in 1984 depicting five horses in a typical Moss landscape. Translated from the French, Les Chevaux, literally means “The Horses.” Horses have been the partners of mankind since the earliest of times, even before spoken language as evidenced by the paintings in caves at Chauvet and also those at Lascaux. The paintings at Chauvin-Pont-d’Arcy Cave in the Ardèche in the southern part of France are around 30,000 years old and those at Lascaux (France) are approximately 16,000 years old.

The five horses are painted with a wonderful technique that lends itself to art transparency. The background is laid down first and the horses are then painted on the surface. This transparency indicates that the horses have a connection to the earth and a spiritual presence and power in a visual symbolic way. This is not a realistic representation of the horse, but rather a very stylized, modernist version. The horses are composed from fluid line work and liquid color, both characteristics of Moss’ imagery.

The landscape behind the horses play an equally important part in the image as it is created from Moss’ classic Z-shaped brushstrokes that are used to create multiple horizon lines. The use of the “Grand-Z” as it is known, is used to make it difficult to tell where earth and sky separate, and at points become one, creating a harmony within the landscape.

Les Chevaux, P. Buckley Moss. Issued in 1984

Image Size: 16 x 22-1/4 ins. Paper Size: 18 x 24-1/2 ins. Edition: 1,000 and 25 artist’s proofs RARE PRINT

Original watercolor painting by P Buckley Moss. Horse upper body with tree branches in the background. Warms colors in shades of coral with brown horse.

Feb 12, 2017

Blog | Horse Art | Original Watercolor Paintings

The horse is a symbolic image that has been incorporated in the works of many artists throughout the history of art. Contemporary artists like P. Buckley Moss are no exception. Moss has long included the image of the horse as part of her visual repertoire and iconography.

In art the horse represents nobility, grace and strength. In ancient times, it was often a symbol for the spoils of war and it was viewed as a mystical or spiritual being. An entire month of the Chinese Zodiac is dedicated to the horse with characteristics of chivalry, practicality, love, devotion and stability. The Celtic people saw the horse as a symbol of fertility, victory, long life and wealth. The Romans attributed the qualities of power and honor to the horse.

Moss’ horses represent a spirit of freedom characterized by flaring nostrils and flowing manes. Most of her horses are painted as individuals in a full frontal position looking eye to eye at the observer.

The horse depicted is painted in a modernist style and not the realistic depictions that many assume is the style-mark of art. This image is characterized by Moss’ line work producing a very organic looking image. The lines appear as branches working throughout the image. The golden color represents spiritual wealth and abundance.

Feb 12, 2017

Blog | Horse Art

Gentle Soul is a portrait of one of Pat’s golden-hued horses looking quite quizzically at the observer, becoming the human presence in the image. The horse in Pat’s art is an important and easily recognizable form of iconography. Iconography is generally defined as the “subject” of the work of art. In the history of art the horse has been used as a symbol for thousands of years. The horse is known to symbolize human sensuality, nobility, strength, and grace. For Moss, the horse specifically symbolizes a freedom of spirit characterized by the long flowing mane and flaring nostrils.

It is not only the horse that is part of Moss symbolism, the blue reflecting pond behind the horse is also symbolic representing the depth of the human soul. The mountain that rises up in the landscape creates depth and the trees lining the horizon are compositional elements used to break up the planes of space that appear throughout the image. Moss’ style, known as the Valley Style, often contains these images of landscapes. The style was named for the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia where Moss raised her family and became the well-known artist she is today.

Gentle Soul Issued in 2004.

Image Size: 37 x 23 ins. Paper Size: 39 x 25 ins. Edition: 500 and 25 artist’s proofs

For more images of horses painted by P Buckley Moss please use this link:

Feb 12, 2017

Blog | Giclee | Horse Art

The painting, Suncatcher, hung in the artist’s Waynesboro, Virginia home for many years. The home, a renovated apple packing barn, has for many years been the location of quarterly signings by the artist at her residence. The original watercolor is a very large painting, but when printed in 2010 was printed in three sizes as a giclée.

As with most Moss art, Suncatcher is replete with symbolism. The golden landscape defined by the “Grand-Z” the z-shaped brushstrokes that are part of Moss’ trademark style, create multiple horizon lines. Parts of the paper are left without pigment, referred to as negative space, is used to create the light within the image. The golden hues are symbolic of spiritual wealth or abundance. The church visible on the far horizon is a symbol of faith; the barn is a symbol of a traditional lifestyle and indicates the human element that is simply insinuated by the presence of the buildings.

Suncatcher
Issued in 2010. Giclée on paper.

The Suncatcher giclee is available in three sizes.
Small: Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Medium: Image Size: 36 x 24 inches
Large: Image Size: 60 x 39-7/8 inches

For additional information about this print and other horses by P Buckley Moss, please follow this link.

Feb 12, 2017

Blog | Original Watercolor Paintings | Still Life

Even today, the still life is not an image that Moss paints routinely and one with fruit is even more unusual. This very Picasso-esque original demonstrates the influence of the modern masters on this very contemporary artist. The flat geometric shapes that make up both the fruit and fruit bowl are very typical of Cubist imagery which used geometric forms to create images of natural shapes and planes. Cubism was created by artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in the early 20^th century and remains an influence on many artists today.

Using a muted color pallet, Moss creates a subtle image defined by shapes and lines. This very small original watercolor is a true miniature; a tiny treasure for any collection.

Untitled – Still life with Fruit Original Watercolor P Buckley Moss

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