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 (21)
Maori
Marvelous terrain and lighting Pat, the sky is also gorgeous, everything blends. Excellent work!!!! Kudos my friend!!
CatatonicCadaver
Wonderful terrain!Makes me want to go sailing again, lovely job :)
Markal
Surfaces are coming along nicely and now I'm sure those two birds are world travelers :)
Ruthee
I love it! Great terrain and atmo. :)
IsTLionK
Very Nice Pat .. Time brings on all things. :O)
Ionel
Superb terrain and pov, and wonderful colors as all the time! And I agree with Markal! The surface map is almost perfect! For this picture: S and V and :) (s because I saved it)!
wholehog
Beautiful bonny banks Pat. Lovely image with a perfect mood.
whtknight
Nice water and atmosphere,Well Done.
lior
Wonderful mountains and sky:very awesome artworkV
azrabella
Beautiful render. If you need short term Scottish inspiration have a look at aangus's gallery in the photography section.
Petra-S
super light and mood!
Fairelady
Ahhh such beauty,,takes me away to places i know i can never go to but on here! :)
Morgana61
Bellissima formazione del terreno. Excellent work!
Darthmagus
Beautiful atmo, surfaces and water! One of your best!
Thelby
Fabulous absolutely fabulous Pat! I think your surfaces are superb!!!
Vik9740
i pictured it more green than brown in my mind's eye, but i thank you for giving us a view into Scotland
InnerSerendipity
The surface and terrain came out excellent. Fantastic work Pat! :)
fractalinda
The "banks" are exceptionally "bonny!" Superb light and mood, and the terrain, surface and water are excellent. Beautiful work!
Simpleworks
Beautiful water and pov.
MoonGraphics11
This is a beautiful landscape! I love the textures youve used! Fanastic lighting! Excellent!
evielouise
well if your having problems they're not showing here that's for darn sure excellent again pat! wow