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 (24)
abreojos
Nice shoreline, Pat. It looks real good! Glad to help anytime.
Savage_dragon
Fantastic shoreline & waves. The lighting & atmo is perfect! ")
ronwindham
outstanding shoreline effect..........
lior
Outstanding render Pat:Keep up the good work VThank you for sharingVVV
Petra-S
Genial mood and light, wonderful watereffects!
cphilrun
exquisite rendering Pat
Ionel
Very beautiful picture, Pat! Excellent shoreline view and atmo! I love those rocks! :)
stbc
Pat, your glorious and moody skies continue to enthrall. Kudos.
sowczarek
Hmmm one picture for every single day! and always with great quality.
wholehog
Wonderful dreamy mood Pat! The color and tone are enchanting to say the least...Top marks all around!!
CatatonicCadaver
GORGEOUS! lovely job :P
twistednoodle
I like that atmo a lot! Nice birds too. Would like to see more done with the shore line perhaps? maybe a nice smooth dark line of surfacing next to the waters edge for added realism? (Just a thought :) ) Really like the light grey cliffs/exposed rocks too. Lovely
Dixiem47
I have to agree with Twisted all the way on this one.Still wonderful work as always
Markal
Wonderful twilight tones to this one...super job!!
Rich2
Yes, the waves at the shore are spot on! - the moonlit mood is dreamy and sullen - maybe just crank up the reflectivity on the water, just a tad? But I like this!
shantay
Magic feeling and beautiful shoreline! Great terragenian moon, also:)
sanosoke
I love this light! Has a joshus_hund look to it, which is a good thing. And very brave to go for such a dark night scene (I'm too scared to do this). Very nice surface constraints, although I think this grey in the forground is a little out of place, and I do agree with twistednoodle about the shoreline. Beautiful water too, but maybe try boosting up the reflection. Still, one of your best works! Bravo Pat
Tiwiwine
Superb lighting, very moody scene.
evielouise
awesome pat you do these scenes just like a photo or better!!
VDH
Impressive landscape image!Superb lighting effect in the water!! BraVo!!
InnerSerendipity
Pat this has to be one of my faves! The lighting is just perfect! And you did a fantastic job on the water! Awesome work.:)
Vik9740
great job with the beach scene! you did really well with this!
MoonGraphics11
Holy moley this is fantastic.. that shoreline is phenominal.. this is truley beautiful work Pat. Keep them coming!
maggiemai
One of my favs too! BEAUTIFUL!!! I love this one...those bubbling waves washing up onto the sandy beach are just AMAZING!! Gorgeous work as always sis!!! VOTE