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 (23)
RubyDancingmoon
oh wow! I just love those deep, rich colors in the rocks. The perfect contrast for the pale sky too. Very definite sense of scale here...WELL DONE! :)
kmoffat
Beautiful. This reminds me of the Columbia river gorge somewhere in central Washington, although there would be a plateau at the top, not a peak. Very nice.
ronwindham
great work.............well done.
abreojos
Love those browns. I hope that water didn't take 20 hours to render like mine. Lots of hope and a good mood!
Markal
The cliff face and lighting is superb!!!
Morgana61
Montagna imponente ed acqua cristallina che sembra accarezzata da un vento leggero. Very beautiful image!
wholehog
Love the dark surface colors...Excellent atmo/lighting! The water and reflection are very convincing and realistic...beautifully done Pat!!
shantay
Every element is realistic and beautiful. Great detailed mountain, surface and POV!
jtag
Realistic image, great water reflection! Excellent work!!!
herbstliebe
a wonderful moody scene, well done!
superza
Excellent one! surfacing light water and atmo merge well together!
Petra-S
super water, atmo/light and PW!
Maori
outstanding terrain and composition, Pat. Excellent work!!!
Vik9740
a photo perfect scene! well done gf!
Ionel
Very beautiful dark cliff! Wonderful colors and mood!
Tiwiwine
A very nice view, quite melancolic. Well done.
twistednoodle
Love the subtle colours here - just gorgeous atmo! Nice birdies too. Very relaxing scene.
MimiCat
Great POV, your lighting is always beautiful!
Dixiem47
Love the water Pat looks like it is moveing.
evielouise
Again evie sits here with mouth wide open adn say's HOW DOES SHE DO THIS?????
choronr
A towering beauty! Can almost hear the surf and the screech of the birds ...ambience plus!
Savage_dragon
Very cool water. I like the stark contrast here. ")
MoonGraphics11
Wow! ... I love that terrain! Beautiful!