Specializing in floral depictions and impressionistic landscapes, Patricia Flaherty works primarily in watercolors and pen and ink.  Much of her work has been devoted to exploring the expressive possibilities of the loose flowing effects that one can achieve from watercolor techniques.  In her recent painting she has focused on identifying the ways that water can interact with line, form, and color to elicit the less obvious elements of the beauty of our surroundings and the artistic potential of the shapes and interactions of everyday objects.

Ms. Flaherty is a member of the Board of Directors of the Helen Bumpus Gallery in Duxbury, Massachusetts.  She is a juried member of the Cape Cod Art Association and the Eastham Painters Guild, and her work has also been exhibited at juried shows  sponsored by various other art organizations.  She recently was awarded a first prize by the Cape Cod Art Association for her watercolor painting entitled "Soft and Warm.

Her primary residence is in Duxbury, although she spends most of the spring and summer at her second home at Eastham on Cape Cod. The natural beauty of both seacoast towns as well as other New England locales can be seen reflected in much of her artistic output.