Patrick M. Strain

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View from main entrance.	Clock tower from above.


The bank (in process).	Building to the right of the tower (in process).

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"Droplets" (4'x6' pieces) from The Hundred Dresses
(SHOW PAGE)..



Rolling units used in town scenes.	Rolling units used in library (two outer units) and as Mayor Shinn's door.

Drops from The Music Man
(SHOW PAGE).
(PAINTING PAGE)



Show curtain, painted on scrim.	Town backdrop.	Park backdrop.



Rolling units used in town scenes.	Rolling units used in library (two outer units) and as Mayor Shinn's door.

Painting from Dames at Sea
(My scenic and lighting design for
Heidelberg High School; November, 1999)



Act Two drop. Lighting and chain in foreground also part of my design.	Poster used in Act One, painted on scrim. Copy of real Navy poster.

(PAINTING PAGE - Dame at Sea and In the Beginning)

Painting from In the Beginning
(My scenic design for
Roadside Theatre; Heidelberg, Germany;
December, 1999)
The primary design element was a book. Each page served as a backdrop for the scene.
The overall concept from the director was that of a cartoon.
The musical is based on people on the fringe of Old Testament stories.



Farm page.	Flood page.	"Hope" page.

Class Projects at University of North Carolina Greensboro
(PAINTING PAGE)



Copy of Vermeer painting. Scene painting class.	Copy of drop by Thomas G. Moses History of American Scene Designers class. (my copy is paint elevation size).	Decorative Wall. Scene Painting class.

Scene Painting from shows at
University of North Carolina Greensboro
(PAINTING PAGE)



Deck floor. From Compleat Wrks of Wm Shkspr (Abridged). Design source: Shakespeare portrait.	Picture. From A Long Time Since Yesterday. Design source: African-American artist.



Desk built and painted for Ravenscroft. My design - source: Historical furniture books.	Cupboard built and painted for Ravenscroft. My design - source: Historical furniture books.	Writing desk built and painted for Ravenscroft. My design - source: Historical furniture books.