{"id":57058,"date":"2021-12-17T17:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=57058"},"modified":"2021-12-17T17:49:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T17:49:31","slug":"it-is-never-too-late-to-act-on-your-dreams-the-remarkable-journey-of-a-62-year-old-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/12\/17\/it-is-never-too-late-to-act-on-your-dreams-the-remarkable-journey-of-a-62-year-old-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It is never too late to act on your dreams&#8217;- the remarkable journey of a 62-year-old artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Patrick Sullivan, the mature student finally realising his artistic ambition despite facing adversity along the way<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57536\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2.jpeg 456w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2-293x391.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57536\" width=\"228\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2.jpeg 456w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image0-edited-2-293x391.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Patrick&#8217;s Pierhead Building Piece<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>INITIAL IMPRESSIONS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE man in question is different things to different people. Patrick Sullivan is a husband and a father to four girls. He served in the army and spent decades in manual employment, yet it has taken an entire working lifetime for him to pursue his passion for art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to speak to Patrick about the journey to getting to this point of creative satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first thought upon meeting him is that it is no surprise how he has been so patient and resilient in chasing his dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s eager to greet, warming in his reception. Talkative from the off, he wastes no time diving into his favourite topic, art. A few moments pass and it feels like I am talking to an old friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick\u2019s story is unique and is a reminder to both young and old to never let go of your aspirations and talents because you never know when dream can turn to reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"799\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57952 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-500x624.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-293x366.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57952 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-500x624.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/249207C8-D772-4AB7-8104-9BBFEF6012A5-293x366.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>When he took the drawing to the antique dealers, they said &#8216;forget the chair, who did the drawing?&#8217;<\/p><cite>Patrick Sullivan<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>HUMBLE ORIGINS AND THE FIRST SPARK<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick grew up in Rumney on a council estate and left school with no formal qualifications at the age of 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"306\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited-227x300.jpeg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-1-edited-227x300.jpeg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Patrick&#8217;s Rugby Piece<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet Patrick\u2019s enjoyment of the experience wasn\u2019t ruined by this and looking back he sees signs of the inner artist becoming apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn school, I used to do the drawing for a friend of mine as he couldn\u2019t draw but I couldn\u2019t do the painting at that time, so I\u2019d do the drawings and pass them to him, and he\u2019d do the paintings and pass them to me! We had a good system going there,\u201d exclaims Patrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His personal life was hit hard when his father suffered a triple bypass. Patrick\u2019s upbeat nature shines through as he reflects on the situation positively, associating a happy story with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His father had wished to sell an antique chair but due to his health, he was unable to transport the item to the saleroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a Victorian style, antique chair,\u201d Patrick recounts. \u201cAs he couldn\u2019t get the chair across there, he asked me to draw it for him to show the antique dealers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen he took the drawing to the antique dealers, they said: &#8216;forget the chair, who did the drawing?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this, Patrick laughs, and I can instantly see how much this memory of both his father and the birth of his love for drawing means to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After both anecdotes are told to me, it soon becomes clear that he had deduced from a young age that the talent was definitely there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"707\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57945 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-500x552.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-293x324.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57945 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-500x552.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/44B4B25C-D5D9-4232-8A64-16F5EAA5E224-293x324.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I was 18 when I joined and although I only served for three years, it was still an eye opener at that age.<\/p><cite>Patrick Sullivan<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ARMY, WORK AND FA<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>MILY LIFE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57942\" width=\"-618\" height=\"-788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4-235x300.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4-293x374.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57942\" width=\"-618\" height=\"-788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4-235x300.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image4-293x374.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Patrick&#8217;s portrait of his grandfather, Denis Sullivan<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1978, Patrick enlisted in the Royal Regiment of Wales, following in the military footsteps of both his father and grandfather. The latter of which being Denis Sullivan, a World War One hero who by the age of 20 had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal for gallantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was 18 when I joined and although I only served for three years, it was still an eye opener at that age,\u201d says Patrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In those three years Patrick did two tours of Hong Kong, where he was attached to the Parachute Regiment for six months, as well as going to serve in Canada and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57587\" width=\"254\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited.jpeg 356w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited-293x389.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57587\" width=\"254\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited.jpeg 356w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image2-edited-293x389.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Patrick with his wife, Lynne, outside the church they were married in<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was very physical with the running, digging trenches and using rifles but I learnt discipline and time management,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick\u2019s time in the army was cut short though in 1981 due to sustaining an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Northern Ireland, my sergeant pulled me through a fence, dislocating my shoulder,\u201d he reveals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1983, Patrick met his wife, Lynne, after she interviewed him for a job at HB Switchgear where he worked for 23 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He tells me that: \u201cShe had said to the director about me but told me to lose the choppy earring that I had in at the time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick went on to raise a family with Lynne but still struggled to find the time for his creative passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/IMG_5501-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57630 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/IMG_5501-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/IMG_5501-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/IMG_5501-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/IMG_5501-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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League!<\/p><cite>Patrick Sullivan<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>REALISING THE DREAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon leaving HB Switchgear in 2006, he went to work for a smart metering company for seven years, leaving at the age of 55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is when it all changed for Patrick and the opportunity to finally chase his dream arose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy daughter said why don&#8217;t you go to art school dad? I said to her I&#8217;m too old, but she checked, and you can go before you\u2019re 60 so with that I applied to Cardiff Metropolitan University,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he recounts this story to me, I can hear the disbelief in his voice that he felt when the suggestion of going to university was raised to him. But with that the shock, happiness was also present, recognising that this long-standing aspiration no longer had to wait in the wings, gathering dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57549\" width=\"231\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3.jpeg 471w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3-293x398.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57549\" width=\"231\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3.jpeg 471w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/12\/image3-293x398.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Patrick&#8217;s BA Graduation (July 18, 2019)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Needing to attain a foundation, Patrick attended Merthyr Tydfil College for two years. It was here where he met tutor and inspiration Martin Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI brought all my drawings along, but he said that he didn\u2019t need to see them because I would find something I enjoyed. With foundation, you do is a bit of everything. Collage, ceramics, painting, linocuts and printmaking,\u201d Patrick recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Jones clearly broadened Patrick\u2019s artistic horizons by showing him that other forms of art were available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017 he moved to Cardiff Met and began his Fine Art BA in year two due to his foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick remembers: \u201cIt was quite a large class of 100, there was lots of people. I didn&#8217;t find many mature students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe difficulty of moving from Merthyr to Met was like going from the Vauxhall Conference to the Premier League!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick struggled initially with the theory and after doing a test at Met, he found out he had dyslexia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with this latest setback, Patrick\u2019s determination powered him through to graduation in 2019. 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It&#8217;s a form of self-expression,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick\u2019s path to this point has been anything but quick and simple but his story stands as a firm reiteration of striving to make your dreams a reality, showing that if the talent is there, it\u2019s never too late to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Cardiff artist Patrick Sullivan talks about pursuing his art dreams at Merthyr Tydfil College\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zU1oHWUZL4?feature=oembed\" 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