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 (24)
InnerSerendipity
I love the way the water swirls and the way the atmosphere reflects off of it. Seems like a very inviting place to be but yet mysterious at the same time. Fantastic work Pat.
Osiris_
Beautiful scene! Excellent work :o)
Ruthee
Outstanding, as always. I agree with IS above. Superb work. :)
CatatonicCadaver
I like the flow of the water, colors compliment it well, very peaceful fluid scenery :)
Ionel
Wonderful landscape! Nice title! Different water surface which doesn't give me a feeling of peace! Maybe the pilgrim is worried about something!
Arieanne
This is beautiful. So peacful and serene; a perfect ending to any day. great pic.
worlds end
Great atmo and colors!!!
fuzzoom
Beautiful sky and water, with an excellent POV.
fractalinda
This is an exceptionally rich and beautiful piece of artwork, Pat. The play of gorgeous color and superb lighting is incomparable..and your composition is excellent. WOW.
stbc
Superbe! The water is terrific and glistening, Your skies and atmos and povs have progressed to a wonderful and inspiring level, Pat. Now, maybe it is not a direction you want to go, but I would personally like to see more of the terrain/surfaces. If you keep up the progress on surfaces like the rest of your work, you will soon be a master!
Vik9740
beautiful sky and i love those patterns in the water
Gemini_1
"[...] your words are always bright, giving and generous." If comments are not, Renderosity removes the message. Your images, tho, show no need to be anything BUT rewarded by bright and generous comments. :) I love your images, even used one to work on a story for NaNoWriMo. Anyway, the water surface looks to me like it is covered with a layer of oil. Is that what you were looking for, or is it meant to be something else? Some of your images look like they are great for use as in inspirational messages. Ever thought about using them for that? Or what about a calendar? You can easily find 12 or 14 of the best images you have, and turn them into a calendar. I can imagine you will already have sold about a dozen to your ever growing group of fans. Keep on going, Love your work.
Dixiem47
I agree with stbc on this one all the way.Would love to see more of your wonderful surfaces.But this is still a wonderful work of art.
Sekadhar
Superb! Most beautiful! Excellent done!*****!
EoinArmstrong
Lovely atmo and mood; great gentle lighting!
Petra-S
Gigantisch! Wonderful sky, atmo, light, colors and mood! Super reflection in the water!V
Morgana61
Bravissimo! Colori del fuoco e della passione, il cielo sembra fatto a pennello ed il mare e' semplicemente splendido.....Fantastic work!
MoonGraphics11
This water is beautiful!.. the swirls.. and the reflections... Very Stunning!
kansas
So beautiful! The sky and birds, colors, water, and terrain are marvelous.
zaberc
Beautiful mood, colors and impressive water render !
sossy
amazing colored and lighted render like always! here I love the movement of the water! ;o)
evielouise
oh wow pat love this one I especially love the red color very well done hugs ))
mountmous
How did you make the water look like this? Beautiful work!
Pearl_Phoenix
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!! The water is frikin outta this world!! With the beautiful sunset and sky, it makes it alive!!!! This is definitly a fav and V!