Patton began painting in 1993 with no formal training but a lifelong love of art. She has studied in art workshops throughout the world with national and international instructors in Ireland, Italy, Greece, France and the Czech Republic.

Through self-study and experimentation, her own style has emerged and continues to move in new directions. She has won numerous awards locally and nationally and has achieved Signature Membership in the Florida Watercolor Society.

She currently exhibits in St. Petersburg,Florida, is in private collections throughout the world and is on the art faculty of the University of South Florida's Lifelong Learning program.