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.Â
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 (18)
CatatonicCadaver
Beautiful landscaping I love this spirit people series you do such a wonderful job :p excellent work
Ionel
Wonderful terrain, light and colors! Excellent tg work and your drawings are anazing!!! :)
Morgana61
Splendido terreno, sei brava con gli strata! Io ancora non ne sono capace, ci sono tutti i tutorials in inglese e non li capisco molto :-) molto bella anche l'acqua. Wonderful work!
athesdan
superb ! terrain, sky and Postwork are excellent !
Darthmagus
Nice stratas!
christianfly
The light is superb and subtle stratas are well done.
EoinArmstrong
Great atmo; nice natural lighting
Thelby
Being one quarter Cherokee I am Especially appreciative of your efforts here Pat 8~D This series is very,very Special!!!
Petra-S
super concept and artwork!
InnerSerendipity
I love the surface and terrain work! My stratas never looked this good. Excellent work. :)
abreojos
Another excellent one in a series of a fantastic collection.
Dixiem47
Love the concept
wholehog
Love this series Pat! Keep it up!
maggiemai
Ohhh... I love this too!! I agree with everyone above. You have done this so perfectly...she looks like a mist over the water. Simply gorgeous!! :-) V
evielouise
AS I took a deep breath and almost a tear to my cheek I gasp!! stunning !!~
Savage_dragon
I love this series. Beautiful!! ")
Vik9740
love this one! with it's reflective waters, detailed mountain hills and beautiful NA woman's spirit behind! One of your best!
MoonGraphics11
This is stunning! I love the 2d mixed with 3d.. Beautiful Pat!