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 (35)
Maori
I love that soft bliss, Pat. Beautiful reflection on the water and extraordinary depth. Another excellent artwork!!! V
KanDu
I like this very much. It's somehow relaxes you looking at it. Wonderful Pat!!
wholehog
You outdid yourself this time Pat...absolutely wonderful work!! This has colors I didn't even know existed! Your skies are second to none and the whole mood is certainly first class!
lior
A very cool place I'd like to be!
choronr
The epitome of serenity ...a very beautiful art piece.
Gionni
Pure relaxing. Fantastic harmony. Awesome!!!
Petra-S
Brilliant light, water, reflection and mood!
Phylloxera
Belle atmo, avec un tr joli reflet sur l'eau !!
jtag
Great atmo! Masterpiece of serenity!
RubyDancingmoon
Beautiful soft piece here Pat. Great colors and depth. Very nicely done. :o)
shantay
Excellent sun effects! Soft and elegant render!!!
Darthmagus
Magnificent!
azrabella
So beautiful. A masterpiece. Another one to add to my favourites. I'll give it a big 5. :}
Vanh
Beautiful atmo and water, great terrain; superb mood, very peaceful. Fits well with the description.
superza
water part and bliss are very cool! i'm am not sure about the sky match with the water: it looks strange. Btw very nice to see!
abreojos
Wow, what colors...this is spectacular Pat!
aarontyler
Great color play!
kansas
Exceptionally beautiful. Wonderful peaceful scene. It has a calming effect on me.
evielouise
It should be called beyond beautiful great job once again pat:
Savage_dragon
Love the subtle changes in the colors. Awesome work, Pat! ***** ")
anacroplayer
Be honest, any picture looks like an art of work if you slap some water in it because the water in Terragen looks rather nice. So what do we have here, just about half the screen is covered in water aswell as sky, that leaves a tiny bit of ground to see and what ground and detail we do see is very limited in detail. I don't appologise for my comment, I see these sort of praises for far too many big water images. And quite honestly the birds are no saving grace.
InnerSerendipity
Pat, ignore that comment above mine. You are a very talented artist so don't let this one comment get to you. This image is just stunning. I think I was staring at for 5/10 minutes before commenting. I love the subtle colors and the way the atmosphere reflects on the water. Fabulous work! :)
DIANE603
This is so beautiful!!
stbc
Sheesh Pat. Love the water and reflection, sky and clouds. But that low purple is just amazing. Cheers.
Markal
Awesome green tones and that purple is so different and cool...excellent image!!
cederleth
Nice atmosphere and reflection on the water.
shine40
Very Serene..Great Job :-)
prutzworks
great mood and very subtile bliss
Vik9740
i really like that reflection... super job girl!
ReaphSharc
I give it a 5 and a thumbs up!