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 (21)
abreojos
Another beauty Pat. I am getting there with the strata inch by inch and one day just might render one like this.
Ionel
Excellent picture, Pat! Very beautiful terrain and the sky is wonderful! Are Poly and Gon afraid of the bald eagle?
ronwindham
outstanding work..........great lighting...
Dixiem47
Pat this has got to be one of your best.everything here is just outstanding.
CatatonicCadaver
beautifully done! great info. on the eagles as well, they sure are a wonderful sight to see!
wholehog
Wonderful shot Pat! Great surface and atmo...love the sunset! PW on the eagle is perfect...fits in beautifully!!
Markal
The bird looks great...also love that ridgeline...excellent work!!
Morgana61
Il terreno e' davvero stupendo, sembrano strata in rilievo...bellissima anche l'atmosfera. Wonderful work!
Gunglejim
Another wonderful moody one with your atmos. Excellent terrain with the layers and stratas really like the way it turned out for you. The Bald Eagle was a nice addition, have several where I live along with Osprey. Well done.
twistednoodle
Nice strata! Love the complex surfaces we can see up close - very nice. The atmo is first class I really like that.... Nice postwork too.
choronr
A beautiful composition Pat. Regarding the overlays, try setting them up at a high camera setting; then, drop the camera height a little and look for the best POV.
cajomi
very moody render!
RubyDancingmoon
Another winner Pat! Love the strata you used here. Still stuggling with that technique. Lighting and POV is great. One thing - did the eagle scare Poly & Gon away?
wizardofnoz
Majestic!!!!!
InnerSerendipity
Fabulous work. I love the atmosphere! :) The egal is great!!
Thelby
Super Excellent Work Pat. It is good to see it again. I think CLR would be proud of the Eagle!!
Tiwiwine
That's a beautiful work. With GeoControl you've got now everything to obtain perfect terrains :)
evielouise
agree with wizardofnoz Majestic!!!!! full of magic
Savage_dragon
Beautiful image, Pat! ")
Vik9740
love that eagle against your setting sun!
MoonGraphics11
Wow.. I love that eagle.. This is really something.. Wow.. Im stunned lol.. Gorgeous!