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 (22)
ronwindham
super texturing and water..............
fractalinda
Beautiful sky and water..and the terrain is cool. Great point of view and surface, and I love the realistic shoreline. Excellent, Pat!
Gemini_1
Oooooh, MUCH better. THAT is the results I got used to. :)
choronr
Now you're cookin Pat; this is a large improvement. This has beautiful character in all aspects!
lior
Your style is getting better and better:excellent colors!Thank you for sharing :)
drifterlee
Beautiful!!!!! How did you get a beach??? I need time to read all the turorials!!!
jtag
WOW! Greta water and soft strata, i love it! Excellent work! :)
LutzB
agree with Bob, one of your very best; I like the rock's surface, bravo!! :)
shantay
Agree with Bob, this is an improvement of a previous beautiful image. The terrain looks great!
athesdan
beautiful scene !
RubyDancingmoon
Agree with all the above Pat....stunning! :o)
Morgana61
Acqua e colori stupendi...wonderful work!
InnerSerendipity
I love the water! Fantastic work Pat! I have to agree with Lior...You just keep getting better with each image that you do.
Maori
You water settings are fantastic!!! Would you share them with me, Pat :)??? Your terrain layers are also impressive. Impressive and excellent work, Pat !!!!
abreojos
Absolutly stunning blend of colors!!! You have top yourself again!!!
wholehog
Beautiful colors Pat! Love the texture on the cliff faces...Wonderful render!!
Buzzzzz
Terrain and those Rock Faces are Really Excellent! Bravo Pat!!!
Thelby
I like this the best of All your images Pat. Triple Excellent and a Very Excellent Surface!!!
Vik9740
love the blend of blues and browns!! super shoreline too!
Dixiem47
This is much better Pat. You have done an awesome job.
MoonGraphics11
I just love that foam coming up on the sand! Beautiful! Excellent work Pat!
KanDu
I love this Pat. It's perfection! Love the colors and the depth as well. Great work!!