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)
wile1
Oh wow Pat!! Beautiful image! Your terragen skills just amaze me. Hugs...
jtag
WOW! Wonderful terrain and surface! I love sky colours also! Excellent work!!!
Maori
I agree with jtag and beautiful all the way around. Excellent work!!
MimiCat
Beautiful imagery, excellent work as always Pat!:)
CatatonicCadaver
gorgeous terrain and lovely cirrus clouds, great job!
RubyDancingmoon
Great work here my friend. I love those contrasting colors. Nice to see a daytime shot! My only other comment, if I dare, is that I think I would have softened the edge of the shadow area, just a little to make it blend slightly. But hey... I love it! :o)
Savage_dragon
What a beautiful landscape! Love that surface! ")
fractalinda
Beautiful and peaceful, and I love the terrain and point of view. I need to look into getting GeoControl!
Rich2
Nicely done desert scene, Pat - one of my favorite, y'know...
maggiemai
Wonderful terrain dear Pat and a very dramatic sky! Another beautiful creation by a beautiful lady and friend. Thank you so much dear sis for your kind words. I hope your birthday which will be here (in about 4 minutes) LOL...is a very special one with much love and family surrounding you. :-) Big ((((Hugs)))) to my online, 4th of July firecracker Sis!!
wholehog
Wonderful desert shot Pat...love the contrasting surface colors the beautiful sky!
choronr
Very nice one Pat. I would like to see this at 1/3 terrain and 2/3 sky. Take the slider and scroll upward till you get these proportions and you'll see what I mean. This gives you better picture balance.
Gunglejim
Great image!!! Excellent POV, surfaces and atmo/sky. Have to agree with Bob, find it looks great that way.
superza
Great sky!!
abreojos
Beautiful job, Pat, the only thing I could improve is that shadow in the foreground. It just doesn't look quite right.
Vanh
Great atmo and surfaces.
shantay
Your sky is really special! Love the clouds.
Petra-S
super surface, light, POV and image!
lior
Excellent job! Thank you for sharing ,Pat:)
Dixiem47
Very nicely done pat day time is wonderful also
InnerSerendipity
I love the lighting! Fantastic work Pat.
evielouise
Hi there Pat: I want to go there to dream beside the rock this is stunning work but am I surprised?? NOT!! hugs friend))
Vik9740
another beauty Pat! And it's your birthday??? Many happy returns and blessings to you.. Hope it is a great day!!! (to your friend as well :)
1402dandoy
Hey, I didn't see The Two Birds on the thumbnail!! Was it really you? ;) Well, nice as always of course. Happy birds-day!!
MoonGraphics11
Gorgeous Pat! I love the lighting! Excellent!