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 (27)
Maori
Wow! very impressive terrain and strong composition my friend!! Excellent work, again!!!!
maggiemai
Pat this looks so REAL! Amazing to me that this is not a photograph! Gorgeous sky and light and the snowy texture is A+++++++++! Not an easy thing to accomplish! Bravo!!! V
InnerSerendipity
The Silmarillion is an awesome book. I agree it a must read for any LOTR fans. That atmospher is just fantastic. Wonderful work
jocko500
looks very cold there . super looking
Markal
Awesome atmosphere and a wonderful softness to the terrain and snow...almost like it is wet...excellent work!!
CatatonicCadaver
Oh ive always wanted to read that, ive read Roverrandom by him as well, good books, Tolkien's a must read period :P Wonderful landscaping though, love th soft lighting in teh background, very nice job :D
bost
good lighting and snow texture/distribution
twistednoodle
Love that sky! Excellent pov and surfacing.
Morgana61
Bellissimo paesaggio innevato, splendido il cielo....wonderful work!
lior
Your terrain is really wonderful,excellent surfacing.This wonderful atmo adds feeling to your final render:thank you for this excellent artwork :)
Darthmagus
Nice sky!
evielouise
well you did it again and again and-- oh well you get the picture and I love yours the snow the sky and how it all goes together so well bravo!
athesdan
the sky is marvelous !!
EoinArmstrong
Stunning sky yet again!
Petra-S
super composition, surface, light/atmo and mood!
azrabella
Wonderful stuff, yet again. I must one day re-read Tolkien.
wholehog
Beautiful sky and lighting. Love the snow surface too!
MimiCat
So very beautiful imagery, Pat!!
Vik9740
I'm a fan of snow and to see this snow covered scape is a pleasure!
Savage_dragon
The Simarillion. Something I call proesy. Not quite poetry, not quite prose, but a well blending of both. This reflects it perfectly! Excellent! ")
Ionel
Wonderful atmo and mood! Excellent work!!!
Martchi
Beautiful sky!
Phylloxera
Quel ciel !!! Superbe !! Dommage que les surfaces aient moins retenues ton attention !!!
corleonis
Wow, wonderful inspiration and i love your vision of it, if you liked that one, also read the 'book of lost tales' (4 parts) Beautiful work Pat! V
aarontyler
I love the sky... Very soft, and just wonderful!
Thelby
Excellent composition! The terrain is marvelous with special surfacing. This is truely a wonderful work!!!
Dixiem47
Pat a wonderful ATMO and your surfaces are just wonderful