Michael Bedard Patricia Correia Gallery is proud to announce new work by Los Angeles based artist Michael Bedard in his fist solo exhibition with the gallery. This current body of work being exhibited at the gallery is a collection of abstract paintings which use a rich palette to paint surreal fantastical landscapes inhabited by organic and geometric shapes that feel as though they have a life of their own. His unique, painterly style creates a sense that this imaginary world of images does exist. Michael Bedard has received worldwide acclaim for his humorous and allegorical artwork. In just over 15 years, Bedard has establsihed himself as a world-renowned pop artist and animator. His best known works are art posters, includining the ducks made famous in his poster, "Sitting Ducks". Bedards characters manage to convey universal messages that are sometimes gentle and sometimes biting, but always wonderfully effective in getting human foibles - in an intellectually comical way. Of his artwork, Bedard says, "the humor in my work comes from simple observations of human behavior and the curious ironies of life." Born in Windsor, Canada, Bedard began drawing as early as he can remember. Although, or perhaps because he never attended art school, Bedard developed a style that is clearly unique and recognizable for its intellignece and humor. In 1998, Bedard released his first children's book, "Sitting Ducks", winner of the California Book Award for Juvenile Fiction and already in its fourth printing. Bedard's company, Sitting Ducks Productions, is currently developing a computer animated television series based on its unique characters, in addition to animated feature film and television specials featuring Bedard's "Santa Claus Brothers" and the passengers of "Noah's Blimp".