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.ÂÂ
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 (23)
Fred255
It's getting dark now, Frodo will be scared.
InnerSerendipity
Pat, that looks awesome! I know that I said this before but you keep getting better and better each and every day. And that's the truth! Very well done!
doneydonydone
great taerrain - love the darkness and can still see the excelnt surface!
Sabra
Wonderful mysterious image! I love the position of the camera, the sun coming from the left. Makes it even more special. Great job!
dragonfly2000
Excellent landscape - beautiful light here.
marzo
Very moody lighting. Nice one!
classyladytwo
OH wow Pat this is superbly done love the Pove, gorgeous work :)
xpshayan
Oh... to wade in such waters (given such atmospheric qualities) would be among the virtues of life! Excellent portrayal!
wile1
lovely!! now Pat lets try some other colors, like a pink sky! or a purple haze! :D hugs...
evielouise
It should be called the never ending beauty wow pat!!
hotracer2
This is awesome:):):)
sanosoke
Looks like flojoa terrain. Really nice work, especially with POV. Surfaces are very nice too. I would like to see more atmospheric blue, and also more color in the water. I think those things could kick up this render a bit! Really nice work though
CATMANDO
Nice work. Great surfaces.
CatatonicCadaver
Oh very cool terrain, i like this and the cloud cover, very nice job :P
Ruthee
Another amazing Terragen. Your lighting and shadows playing tag are awesome. :)
padawancats
Beautiful surfacing, lighting, and mood
fractalinda
Awesome sky, light, colors and mood. Excellent terrain surface and water. Impressive depth and a marvelous point of view. Beautiful and excellent work, Pat.
twistednoodle
Excellent surfacing and the lighting is perfect for this pic!! (I'd make your 2nd bird a bit smaller to enhance the depth of the piccy) This is very nice - excellent mood.
Gunglejim
Love the mood and sky. Time to get off the water and start the campfire. Great render!!
shantay
Dramatic and romantic feeling here. Like a lot your pic, well done!
MoonGraphics11
Ohh I love the bird taking off! This is AMAZING! I love it!!! Excellent work!
superza
exc water and lights!
maggiemai
WOW!! This is fantastic sis!!! I just love the surfaces on that beautiful mountain on the right and the way the sun shines off of it!! Beautiful!!! Going to my favs also and VOTE!!!! :-)))) Excellent work hon...you never cease to amaze! ;-) (((hugs)))