Twin Cities' professional mural artist  Patricia Buzo has always had a passion for the arts, and has trained at some of Minnesota's finest art facilities. She began her journey when she was just 13 years old when she attended her first painting class at the Edina Art Center. As she realized her talent, she made the decision to finish high school at home, enabling her to study fine art full time. It was then that she enrolled in the Minnesota River School of Fine Art. For the next four years she studied drawing and painting, learning from the work of the great masters such as William Bouguereau, John William Godward, and Giambattista Tiepolo.

In 2001, at the age of 21 she founded her own decorative painting business she called Patricia's Palette. To gain more knowledge of the decorative arts she traveled to Saint Louis, Missouri to attend business and faux finishing classes at the Decorative Arts Center, as well as to Vero Beach, Florida to attend trompe l'oeil mural painting and designer wall finishes workshops from the prestigious Faux Effects Studio.

Patricia's expertise lies in decorative finishes such as fine faux effects and trompe l'oeil murals, and has  had the opportunity to teach trompe l'oeil, stenciling, and color theory classes  for local community centers who are always in need of quality instructors. 

Starting in 2003, she used her talent to benefit local and national charities including Saint Bart's school located in Wayzata, as well as the Starkey Hearing Foundation for which she won WCCO Radio's "Good Neighbor Award" in July of 2004.

Most recently she appeared on HGTV's "Landscape Smart" as a guest mural expert in which she and the homeowner completed a mural scene on a fence, for which the director, John Kitchner of Edelman Productions, thanked her for the "talent and hard work" she contributed to the project.

Below is a list of accomplishments and testimonials:

In The Media:

•November '05 appearance on HGTV's "Landscape Smart"

•Mlps/St. Paul Magazine's Top 10  - April 2003

•Winner of WCCO Radio's "Good Neighbor Award" - July 2004

•Charity Coverage:  Minnetonka Sun Sailor

•Contemporary Fresco Gazette

•Period Homes Magazine and Directory - 2006

•Patricia's work featured in book "The House Faux Built" - published 2006

•Featured artist in "Faux Effects World" magazine - December 2006

•Featured in Metro magazine - June 2007

•"From Caves to Cathedrals" in The Faux Finisher magazine - July 2007

Professional Training:

-1 year of study at the Edina Art Center, Edina, Minnesota.

-4 years of study in watercolor painting, cast drawing, and portrait at the Minnesota River School of Fine Art, Burnsville, Minnesota.

-Certificates of completion in faux finishing design & business, and basic & advanced faux finishing from the Decorative Arts Center, Saint Louis, Missouri.

-Certificates of training in trompe l'oeil and designer walls finishes from the Faux Effects Studio, Vero Beach, Florida.

Commercial Clients:

Il Vescovino Restaurant - Visit them at their historic cathedral hill location: 579 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, MN to see our tapestry murals and enjoy the delicious food!

Taqueria La Hacienda - Visit Their New Location: 334 East Lake Street, Suite 101, Minneapolis, Minnesota to see our artwork as well as enjoy the authentic Mexican food!

Interviajes Travel Agency

Kowalski's Market

Organizations:

- SALI member
- American Society of Interior Designers, A.S.I.D. Industry Partner

Donations/Charities:

Donations to the Starkey Foundation:

In both 2004 and 2005 Patricia donated  canvas murals to their annual fundraiser galas. Since January 2000, The Starkey Hearing Foundation has provided more than 88,000 hearing devices to those in need in the United States and global community.

Donation to Saint Bartholomew School:

Patricia donated two canvas murals in 2004 to the school's charity fundraiser event.