Patricia Haskins McWilliams is a nationally-known portrait artist whose professional painting career spans almost thirty years. She has won numerous awards including The National Portrait Competition both in New York and Atlanta. A graduate of the University of North Alabama, she studied art and earned a BS degree in Elementary Education. Having studied under renowned portrait artist John Howard Sanden her work reflects his influence. She is a member of The Portrait Society of America
and The Portrait Institute of New York. Ms McWilliams paints her subjects in oil with a style of impressionistic realism that lends itself to a natural portrayal of personality as well as likeness.

In addition to private collections in Europe, her paintings hang in private and public collections throughout the United States.