Patricia McMahon Rice specializes in fine art oil paintings in the Classical Realist tradition. While studying the classical methods and materials under the instruction of award winning artist Robert Liberace, she developed a deep appreciation for the centuries-old technique of painting with oil on copper. Oil paintings on copper have since become one of her specialties. Patricia is an active member in the Portrait Society of America, the International Guild of Realism and Oil Painters of America. Her paintings have won numerous awards.
Acceleration (Great Shearwater)
Aglow
American Robin
Canvasback - Drake
Chickadee
Fishing on the James
Going Courting
Goldfinch on Sunflower
Greater Scaup - Drake
Hanging the Wash
Nuthatch
On Whisper Mode (Great Horned Owl)
Prothonotary Warbler
Red Shafted Flicker
Robin Red Breast 
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
The King and His Queen (wood duck hen & drake)
Tossing One Back
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Towhee
Hermit Thrush
Red Winged Blackbird
Sunflower Acrobatics - Goldfinch
White Throated Sparrow
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker