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 (24)
KanDu
This is SO Pretty Pat! I just love it, the depth is amazing. Excellant work here.
choronr
The point of view and the colors are beautiful. I'm using a new LCD monitor (I still prefer the old CRT) which finally was calibrated correctly today. Your scene is very inspirational.
steve100
Serenely done, excellent piece.
Darthmagus
Beautiful scene, excellent atmo!
Phylloxera
Belle image, la mise en lumie est parfaite !!
superza
i think your best! water light reflection is excellent and beautifull as the water, so the sky, the surfacing and lightspots on it . Very Excellent render!
wholehog
Love the quote Pat...very fitting for this breathtaking shot! Wonderful color, atmo and light!
athesdan
splendid scene and sky
lior
Excellent water and atmo!
RubyDancingmoon
Your POV is perfect. This one just draws your eye back and back until we meet that wonderful sky. Lovely water too. Love the use of the softer more gentle colors here. Well done Pat! :o)
Petra-S
Genial POV, water and light...brilliant mood and image!
WeeLaddie
Beautiful image with excellent pov and splendid sky; those birds seem to be enjoying themselves weaving dreams through sunbeams.
kansas
Lake serene. Beautiful scene. A wonderful picture to start my day.
HorseLips
I love the lighting here...and the water settings are perfect
InnerSerendipity
Pat, I love the atmosphere. It's just gorgeous! :) Beautiful work!
CatatonicCadaver
absolutely gorgeous, and the quote is so true. I love the soft warm lighting and colors you have in the pic, wonderful job :)
Maori
Beautiful scene and most excellent illumination!!!!
Dixiem47
Pat, Sorry I have not been around and commenting but I'm back now and wanted to tell you how excellent this is I love the Lighting and the soft colors.Stunning work.
shantay
This is a really delightful render!
Markal
Awesome atmo, colors and depth...it is a wonderful image...super job!!!
Vik9740
that has always been one of my favorite quotes and this scene is very befitting of it...beutiful color tones to it!
jtag
WOW! Super light and water! :)
MoonGraphics11
Thats beautiful!.. I love the sky! Excellent work!
emailandthings
Very calm and very inspiring...