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 (25)
WeeLaddie
You've captured the mood of this bleak and frozen landscape with a wonderful wintery palette. Excellent work, Pat.
fractalinda
Snow surface and icey water are superb, as is the mood this beautiful image creates- and a welcome cooling off from the 90+ degree temps forecast for today. I love the sky, the view and the graceful way the terrain flows. Inspiring and excellent artwork.
Maori
I agree with my good friend Linda!! Excellen work, Pat!
RubyDancingmoon
Pat you outdo yourself! This is a wonderful piece of work. Cool, quiet, calm ....and bleak. I love the colors and the surface snow, but it is the water that really caught my eye.. wonderful. WELL DONE :O)
wholehog
Dynamite Pat! Excellent terrain details and a superb job on the surface map! Love the blueish tones too...Very nice work!!
Race2Win1
Great mood here! Looks like it could snow any minute now.
azrabella
IMHO you are moving into a new phase... and I'm loving watching the transition. Beautiful :)
Gunglejim
Gorgeous wintertime image!!! Excellent atmo, surfaces, terrain and water/ice. Excellent job on this one.
jtag
WOW! Stunning colours! All perfect! Add Image! :)
shantay
A perfect title for your beautiful image! Really fantastic combination of elements!
choronr
Patricia, you have achieved a beautiful effect here ...this is beeeautiful!!
abreojos
This is refreshing...it is starting to get hot here and cooling off is always on your mind. That icy water if phenomenal!!!
Vik9740
ahhhhh just what we need for this hot balmy day! lovely job!
Morgana61
Bravissima!! Hai fatto un lavoro splendido....wonderful work!
kanzler
Absolute beautiful work.Like everything in this image!!!
mystmaiden
a wonderful sense of peace, truly lovely.
Savage_dragon
Ah, now this is what I needed. Its been 115* & nasty humid! I'm lovin' this one, Pat! Gonna' park my butt right on that ice & go ahhhhh... ")
DIANE603
Stunning atmosphere!!
superza
Cool sky and colours! About the snow. May be a low mimic terrain and low bumpiness values or more "scale depth" could improve snow feel :)
lior
Hi Pat! You are one of the best TG artist and your renders a really wonderful! Thank you foe sharing :)
twistednoodle
Nice surfacing!! Atmo is excellent too.
jimw1
Excellent' I have Dabbled in Terragen' but not come close to this.....Your presentation with the drop shadows really makes this stand out' but it would be still a super image regardless....EXCELLENT
evielouise
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH__ I will say this quietly:: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOOLED YA ! hugs ))) love the color wow
nathalie06
Wonderful winter scenery ! And a very good use of Terragen, the lightning and textures are so realistic. SUperb work. I wish you a Happy Birthday ;o))))
MoonGraphics11
Wow! This is definitely on of my favs from you! Gorgeous scene Pat!