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 (25)
RubyDancingmoon
Beautiful sky Pat! Love the field of depth you have here too. Nicely done! :)
InnerSerendipity
That sky is just fantastic! Beautiful work!!
Vik9740
i LOVEEEEEE this sky!!!! gorgeous job!!
wholehog
Oooo Pat, look at you, all purpley sky and everything! The sky is just stunning...not just the colors, but the cloud texture as well! Wonderful terrain setting for this magnificent sky too! Excellent work!!!
Markal
Love the colors and softness in this image...wonderful work!!
Dixiem47
the colors here are excellent and the blending is wonderful.outstanding surfaces as well.
Darthmagus
Beautiful sky!
lior
Excellent job!
Morgana61
Cielo splendido...nubi turbolente si agitano in un cielo rosa che attende il sole. Wonderful work!
Gunglejim
Love the sky Pat and the colors you've used. Hard to copy Mother Nature but think you're darn close. Nice evening lighting, just enough to show a little detail and some wonderful surfaces. Well done!!
jtag
Outstanding purple sky, i agree with Ruby about field depth. Excellent work!
Savage_dragon
Beautiful colors & a wonderful terrain! ")
choronr
This terrain semi-silhouetted against that beautiful sky is very impressive ...gorgeous work Patricia/
hope921
Beautiful sky, I love the mesa's. Reminds me of night here in tucson.
athesdan
superb sky !
doneydonydone
awesome colours and lighting! POV of the terrain is also great! - ps - thx for coments on my work!!
Petra-S
Fantastic sky, light, colors and mood!
Maori
A very dramatic and beautiful composition. Excellent work, Pat!!!
abreojos
Loved the sky so much I downloaded your sky package. I'll let you know when I use it.
evielouise
Fantastic sky, Fantastic "everything as usual stunning as all get out !! wow
Ionel
Wonderful colors and mood! Very beautiful view and landforms! :)
shantay
One of your best atmos. Great mood!!!
MoonGraphics11
Wow!!. I love these colors! This is gorgeous! The pink is so pretty!.. Excellent!
maggiemai
OMG SIS! Now you've done it!! You've created a wonderful scene using my favorite colors! I HAVE to put this one in my favs! Gorgeous work and amazing depth of field. The landscape seems to go on forever into the mist...so beautiful! Excellent work Pat!! Hope you had a nice weekend too! :-) (((Hugs))) V
MimiCat
How lovely sky it is! Love the ambience very much! Excellent work Pat:)