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 (26)
wile1
Lovely pat and welcome back!! :) hugs
CatatonicCadaver
Wow, this is a breath takingly beautiful, gorgeous lighting and atmosphere, wonderful! :P
InnerSerendipity
Pat this is fantastic! The water is just perfect! Great work Pat!
SexyMcJoe
Sky looks perfect, great job.
stbc
Excellent sky, sharp image and love the perfectly done reflections.
Dixiem47
Awesome work Pat this has got to be one of your best so far.
Ruthee
Outstanding Scene, Pat. Terrific terrain, sky, & water. Fantastic palette and work. :)
Visualist
Welcome back. An amazing image. The water looks great. Awesome job
LutzB
First class sky, atmo, light & water - bravo!!!!
fractalinda
The depth is AWEsome; breathtakingly beautiful view! I love the sky and light, and the water is superb. Excellent terrain, a glorious mood and an outstanding render.
superior
Very lovely composition ;)
joshus_hund
Beautiful sky!!
Afrodite
Fantastoc water and sky! Amazing mood!!
Mutlay
Great sky and water, and the litle PW is also great
shantay
Love the delightful mood. Amazing water reflections and clouds!
1pearl
Wonderful sky and picture !!!
marcoantonio
Fantastic sky and pw!!
Costaud
Excellent realistic sky, great POV and cool water, nice work.
xpshayan
This is definitely one of your best renders; it is very clear and saturated with detail.
Saurav
A beautiful TG render. V!
maggiemai
YAYYYYYY she is Back!!! And look at the gorgeous picture she brings us!! :-) I just Love, Love, Love it Pat! Awesome color on that water and sky...that mauvy pink just Makes it for Me!! :-) Welcome back sis!! ((((Hugggs))) and VOTE
Dotthy
as Lutz it sayed a first class work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
classyladytwo
Absolutely stunning Pat gorgeous atmo brilliant work:)
hope921
Love that water, makes me want to drink it. (reminds me of that blue green kool-aid) I love this image, its gorgeous, Glad your back, hope your vacation was great, I was wondering where you ran off to. Love those clouds. VOTE!!
sossy
gorgeous and realistic composition! fantastic lighted sky and outstanding surface of the water! love the atmo and the beauty in this render! ;o)
MoonGraphics11
Im glad you enjoyed your vacation! This is beautiful! I want to jump in.. But there looks like there can be some kind of monster in those waters lol.. Your work always tells a story! Excellent!