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)
Ionel
Wonderful view, superb colors and light! Excellent done!!! :)
Maori
Another wonderful composition and excellent work, of course!!!!! V :)
stbc
Another lovely sky and perfect pov.
wholehog
Gorgeous warm colors and a wonderous burst of light from the sky. Beautiful work!
CatatonicCadaver
beautifully done, perfect ray of light, a hope we all have inside :P
DigiArts
What a heavenly moodpiece! Beautiful atmosphere, light and water..and I love the perpsective. You have a wonderful week, too, Pat.
lior
A heavently .atm and mood:good defth:thank you for sharingV
Ruthee
Magnificent composition! :)
Morgana61
Magnifica immagine, bellissimi colori e super anche la presentazione. Excellent work!
Markal
Looks like a monotone photograph...peaceful and exceptional!!
twistednoodle
Love the birds they really make this image. Nice water and beautiful colours. Lovely.
evielouise
wow pat your getting better all the time your a genius with this one its fantastic stunning and all the words I can think of wow oh wow!! right on!
athesdan
always so beautiful !!! excellent work ! the sky is marvelous !
EoinArmstrong
Excellent sky and mood; love the pov and water :)
Petra-S
Fantastic sky, light, water and mood!
phasic
wonderful sky .. i love the colors
InnerSerendipity
This is excellent work. The sepia tone sets the mood just perfectly.
Simpleworks
Lovely mood and render, Excellent presentation.
azrabella
Perfection.
MoonGraphics11
Beautiful rays! This is gorgeous! Excellent work!
Dixiem47
Wonderfu sky work love the colors.
Vik9740
your framing really sets this nice ocean scene off!