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.
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Comments (29)
Ionel
Wonderful gift! Outstanding picture!
jrsaldana
beautiful Atmo...excellent job!!!!
zoren
a vast beautiful sea of red, very nice.....
Ruthee
An Exquisite composition for a magnificen tribute. You were lucky to have them and they were lucky to have you in your/their lives. Happy Thanksgiving Pat. Hugs :)
BenTheArtist
Wow, awsome atmo and the birds are perfect!
InnerSerendipity
Pat, this is breath takenly beautiful! A fantastic sunset scene.
Maori
A very touching dedication and beautiful render. I wish you a 'Peaceful and Happy Thankgsgiving Day'.
CatatonicCadaver
Absolutely gorgeous, i bet they are surely proud, wonderful job, very touching, have a Happy Thanksgiving :)
whtknight
Beautiful atmosphere and lighting, Great work!
fractalinda
What a touching tribute and beautiful expression of Thanksgiving. The lighting, colors and mood are superb, as always, and I love the sky and shimmery glow on the water. Evocative and excellent work, Pat.
Petra-S
super sky, light, colors and mood!
shantay
So beautiful...fantastic sky tones, perfect atmo and depth. Congrats!
Elf_7
WOW, this is beautiful, superb sunset and colours!!!
VDH
Very beautiful landscape image!Nice reflection!!Excellent work!
Darthmagus
Just beautiful!
phasic
very nice work
inkydigit
beautiful sentiment and dedication...very moving, keep up the good work Pat!:)
stbc
Superbe work, Pat, and a great tribute!
Tiwiwine
Not far from perfection. A magical light !
Simpleworks
B E A U T I F U L
superior
Splendid !!! Very beautiful lighting :)
Chaos911
F A N T A S T I C, excellently done!!!! i like this one a lot!!!! :=)
sossy
it really reminds me of an evening at Loch Linnhe surrounded by beautiful hills! same colors and mood! pure beauty for the soul! amazing lighted and colored tribut and the title fits to my wish to visit scotland again! ;o)
birthunicorn
breath taking work colors are beautiful
Vik9740
a lovely tribute to those you miss. it is good that we can find other outlets for our creativity when time just doesn't give you what you need to paint or sketch :)
evielouise
beautiful comp love the sunlight I love it all!!!!!
Tsukiyono
Wonderful image all around, and i really love the water and atmosphere here Terrific work.
Pearl_Phoenix
aw thats very lovely, beautiful work as always :)
HorseLips
I really enjoy the sky here..and the rich colors...good render!