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)
Ionel
Not only the beach, but everything is excellent done! Wonderful! The old pilgrim is really happy!!! :)
Morgana61
Splendida immagine, molto bella anche la schiuma del mare a riva. Wonderful work!
Thelby
Wonderful Image! The rock is awsome Pat! But I really like the beach in the foreground, it has a rocky yet sandy feel to it, simply Splendid!!!
Darthmagus
Beautiful terrain and lighting!
Zazie
Wonderful lightning, atmo and pov ! Bravo!
lior
Excellent render Pat and thank you for sharing :)
grg
this is beatiful! excellent atmo and terrain. those sky colors are awesome.
crazymonkey69
Excellent indeed...bravo!
christianfly
Very great mood. I like a lot the huge pic
Petra-S
Wonderful POV and image, super light and mood!
RubyDancingmoon
I love the lighting on this one. Calming. Great rocks and the beach is perfect!
hillrunner
Lot of mood here !
Maori
Beautiful sight and work!!!!
Vik9740
ahhhh now we are looking into spring!
Savage_dragon
Beautiful work! ")
InnerSerendipity
I love how you did the water. I think you did an excellent job at creatining your beach scene!
Dixiem47
Wonderful work Pat I love the hight in this one.This is a real mood setter.
wholehog
The beach looks great Pat...as does the foam on the water. Gorgeous view; the sky/atmo looks fantastic! Excellent work!!
CatatonicCadaver
wonderful job on your beach terrain, makes me even more excited about spring brean coming up! lovely job :P
evielouise
dashig delightful delicious !! lol---love that water and the colors and shadows are so lovely takes ones breath away hugs ))
DigiArts
I love your beach! Excellent lighting, surface, terrain and POV..and the mood is wonderfully serene. Beautiful work!