This is the third volume of paintings by artist Patrick J. Leach. It is divided into three parts to accommodate the large file sizes for online publication. I hope you enjoy viewing these works of art as much as I did creating them. Since becoming a painter, this adds a major dimension to my life that I did not even notice was missing before I began.The beauty of publishing an art book is thatI can allow the paintings to speak for themselves. Theyhave titles for identi...

This is the story of my family disease of alcoholism and how it affected us.

By This Old WallMen and women gather here to be alone within themselvesSome cry, some weep red tearsSome connect with perfect strangers, touch, go away togetherNo one knows whyBy this old wallBut I too feel the melancholyThe utter hopelessnessI call the wallSome people drop coins and billsSome ask for helpBut everyone feelswhat they need most in lifeAnd are left alone to weepKnowing I'm Not ...

There is so much mystery in life and the combination of poetry and art employed in The Symphony of Being describes some of it. I often feel like I am living in a wilderness, trying to describe what it is like in all its beauty and turmoil. Here are some excerpts:Nocturnal SymphonyNumber OneThere is turmoil hereSadnessLeading to hours visitingwith creativityThe man insideTrying to grasp hold ofhappinessIt laughs and sli...

Enjoy this book of poetry and art by artist and author Patrick J. LeachPhilosophyThe tides rush in and outEndlesslyThe water rises and fallsWe sit on the shoreWe walk following its linesWe grow old and dieBut the sand grows thickerCrabs come and goThe sea gulls fight over foodThat washes up on shoreThe ocean rises and falls

This artist blends totally abstract imagery with other paintings which bear some semblance of reality in his unique style. Oil and acrylic on canvas is Leach's primary focus, sometimes combining the two. You will be pleasantly surprised by the creative style and breadth of diversity.

This is the third volume of paintings by artist Patrick J. Leach. It is divided into three parts to accommodate the large file sizes for online publication. I hope you enjoy viewing these works of art as much as I did creating them. Since becoming a painter, this adds a major dimension to my life that I did not even notice was missing before I began.The beauty of publishing an art book is thatI can allow the paintings to speak for themselves. Theyhave titles for ident...

Great Dams InsideSomeone built great dams in my mind,Thoughts built up and flooded back intoAll the tributaries and open spaces insideIn the alcoholic ward the doctors andNurses treated my diseaseOpened blockages, worked on myYears in the making, settled inRaise the dams slowly, loosened upRivers of thought and poetryArt and words breaking like winterIce on a frozen river, the spring thawIs on and this ...

Defoliation of SelfI sleep with the window open and the furnace offIt rests my mindI love being alone after days out with people, orWithout them working outside defoliating weedsAnd blackberries, truth be told I lost my trust in peopleLong ago, Diagnosis: not very socialI work alone, talk to myselfMeditate with my eyes open pushing andPulling machines on wheelsDescribed myself as extroverted, the tests I took said int...

This volume was originally published in 2015, and complements Volume One and Volume Three. You will want to see the unique and varied styles of painter Patrick Leach. Volume Two contains 225 full color painting images and is divided into parts one and two to accommodate the large file size. You will be pleasantly surprised by the creative style and breadth of diversity contained in this volume.

The DisarrayLife is not smooth.Life is hard.Given to uncertainty,Complexity beyondBelief.It is irregular. Unpredictable.Kind and sometimesCruel.Whitecaps on a stormy sea pullingA man under.Life is exhilarating. Impermanent.Digressing. Depressing. A disarray.A fucking messAt times.Then so wonderful and fine I cannotRemember why I felt so bad or scaredOr why I wished

This is the first publication where these poems appear anywhere. This book is over 550 pages long! I put all of myself into this. I know this is the goal of the poet, and probably every poet in the world would say this. I do not keep secrets when I write. This is as close to me as a person can get, probably more is contained here about me than you or anyone could get by knowing me personally. In person I am not as open or confident.Here are some samples of poems that are contained ...