I began my art 'interests' at the ripe age of 10. That Christmas I received my very first set of oil paints as a gift and proceeded to paint a picture that my aunt still has hanging on her wall. A country scene of woods and snow. Very easy for a beginning artist.
I took art in high school as well as the pre-requisite courses to attend college, my dream of being a teacher quickly quashed in the over flux of teachers way back in those stone age days. My major switched to History and Marketing Management (heh a lady did have to have something to fall back on) ... Continuing to paint, draw and use any and all mediums I could find, I found my favorite in oils and watercolors. I'm mostly self taught, having had only two years of 'art' studies' so when you look there is something definitely missing, I see it, you may not which may be a good thing.
I married, moved to NY, divorced and raised two children on my own, beautiful, gifted and lovely ones too :) My son is going to be a teacher, daughter is in restaurant management. I'm quite proud of both of them.
Back to my 'art'. I took interest in terragen and love the capabilities it gave me in creating a landscape without the use of paints when I permanently injured my 'holding' arm. I cannot paint for long periods of time using my left arm. Limited but not defeated. Taking up computer art satisfied my 'craving' to create landscapes, and the use of watercolor pencils and graphite satisfies my other creative endeavors. Currently I am working on a series of surreal fae art, if such a thing exists besides in my imagination. As well as some artwork in graphite attempting to work on life studies. It's been an uphill climb and I find I'm more than satisfied most of the time. "We're our own worse critics"... and so true. Much of what I do doesn't find it's way here, for I don't feel it should be shown.Â
If you take a moment, and glance through my gallery, I hope you take away a wee bit of magic, a sense of delight and have enjoyed the visit...If you'd like to see some of my artworks that are no longer here, or that I've never put here, please feel free to visit my site:http://www.freewebs.com/ppeterse/index.htmVarious artworks from pencil to watercolors are there.
Comments (25)
christianfly
You have built here a really splendid sky. Great mood for this image.
Afrodite
Sky and light together with water sets a beautiful mood!!! Excellent work!
wile1
This is really beautiful Pat. So well done. Red sky in morning though is sailors take warning. Gonna be a stormy day! :) Hugs..
jcruz
Excellent work!!!
Dixiem47
Wonderful work Pat. That atmo.is just out of this world. (would love to get my hands on those settings.) Water also is excellent. with just the right amount of terrain to break the sky and water.
Martchi
Wonderful sky!Bravo!
InnerSerendipity
Fantastic sky! This is excellent Pat!
stbc
Your skills leap forward daily. Great view of this wonderful, moody image. Bravo!
Snow_Angel
A wonderful Sunrise indeed! Pat, this is realistic looking, I thought is was a photo at first! Lovely terrain and water too! :)
Darthmagus
Love this mood!
Costaud
Sky is superb, the water and the terrain give a very interesting dark mood to the image, nice work.
Tiwiwine
The sky (with these clouds) is especially good here. Very nice render !
CatatonicCadaver
gorgeous job, after a long day at band camp, this tranquil cool scene sure does look inviting!
ywaters
Beautiful work!!
MoonGraphics11
This is awesome! I love the "less terrain" This came out really good! Excellent Pat!
hope921
beautiful colors, I love the reflection on the water. This is something I have always wanted to do. Not brave enough to try that. Gorgeous art. Excellant and Vote.
ArtByMel
Wow, just beautiful. I could stand on top of that rock for a long time. Excellent work!
maggiemai
Ohhhhh Yesssss.... omg I am typing just what I am saying here Pat! LOL This is Soooo beautiful!! Excellent!! I Just love your sky and the water and the reflection! Perfect!!! VOTE
purplehaze
awsom picture as a whole well done.10 of 10
langolea
Fantastic light and mood,well done.
pclavett
Incredibly beautiful sky and light on a superb terrain and water ! The perfect combination for an excellent image ! Truly excellent work at all levels !
KanDu
WOW Perfection Pat! I cannot get over how well you are doing in this program. You have mastered it, I'd say! Very beautiful picture here. Everything looks just right to me! WTG my friend. E & V
superior
Very lovely scene !!! Superb colors ;)
artgum
Gorgeous sky!
evielouise
oh la la pat it doesn't get any btter than this bravo!!:V: