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 (22)
CatatonicCadaver
Absolutely gorgeous POV , love the colors and lighting, wonderful job :P
fractalinda
Beautiful soft light and colors, and I love the clouds! Wonderful early morning mood; my favorite time of day. Excellent water and overall work!
xpshayan
Excellent! The subtle contrasts of color here give a feeling of hope and renewed life; the water is also wonderful!
Ruthee
Spectacular seascape. I see perfection. :)
Costaud
This is your best image yet, awesome atmo and sky, nice deep water, excellent render.
Dixiem47
One of your best I would love to see this done in oils.Outstanding.
Ionel
Indeed, your colors have the consistency of oils. Brilliant landscape!
InnerSerendipity
I would definitely agree that this is one of your best. Stunning work. The terrain, the water and the atmosphere are just perfect. This is going into my faves. :)
TerraDreamer
Beautiful colors in this, and very inspirational!
evielouise
Totally awesome as usual pat E & V : hugs hope all is good with you:
Petra-S
wonderful sky and mood, water, light, colors - fantastic image!
shantay
Extremely beautiful sky. Terrain look great,too. V
jcruz
Wonderfull image!!!
EoinArmstrong
Lovely atmo and mood again - good water too!
Vik9740
i believe i shall hang out in this beautiful morn of yours before i have to face the real one! lol
marcoantonio
Fantastic water and mood!!!
BARTWORX
lovely image, makes the start of a day a breez.... Great sunny colors,thumbs up for this one..
cederleth
Wonderful clouds and mood!
sossy
poetry in the colors and a symphony in the atmosphere! cannot tell you how much I love to view this awesome render! ;o)
shanpoo
Wow, I love this pic the colors make me feel anxious to see what's on the other side...excellent work...shanpoo ;}
MoonGraphics11
I love the textures on that landscape! This is just outstanding! Excellent work!
maggiemai
Beautifully done as always sis!! I love your descriptive verse and the warmth of your colors and heart! V