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 (23)
Maori
Another out of the park homerun, Pat! Everything looks great!!! Excellent work again. My 5 :)
maggiemai
Pat..I just love the ripple in the mountain you've created. Also that gorgeous sunset!! Beautiful work my friend. :-)
abreojos
Your sky looks like it could continue over to Mario's sky that he has posted next to you! A real beauty Pat! You aught to stop over in Mojo to see some of my latest renders!
Morgana61
Scena molto romantica...sarebbe bellissimo passeggiare su questa splendida spiaggia. Wonderful work!
athesdan
superb atmosphere
Phylloxera
Un terrain tr intessant, l'atmo est fantastique !!
shine40
pretty :-)
wholehog
A true beauty Pat! Love the warm and soothing colors in the atmo...the terrain features are perfect for this fantasy piece!
Darthmagus
Great atmo!
RubyDancingmoon
Again you outdo yourself oginalii. I just love that sunset. In fact i love all your atmospheres! well done!
superior
Great lighting and atmo ;)
kansas
Wonderful peaks, sky, and water. Beautifully done.
superza
Beautifull sky!
Vik9740
i love the way the color fades from R to L with orange to purples
kanzler
Great fantasy terrain structure!Love the water and the sky!
lior
A en coupper le souffle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shantay
The Mayda's overlay works well with the snow, I see. Great creativity, your image is delightful composed!
Barringhupite
The Seas is georgeous, I really love the matt effect of the "Shadows" of the sandbar!. It is so bautiful that you can bring these images to life from nowhere.
evielouise
I for one love it all but then again I love everything you put up great terrain and surfacing the sky is stunning !! hugs pat ))big 5!
Zazie
Wonderful mood and coloursshape ! I love your sky !!
WeeLaddie
Superb dusk sky, and I love the sunlight's reflection on the water. Perhaps you got a bit too close to that sandbar or you need to increase the size of your terrain to avoid those sharp-angled edges, and maybe make the sand at the water's edge a wee bit darker 'cos it's bound to get a wee bit wet.
MoonGraphics11
Another yet remarkable sky! Love the softness to it! Excellent!
MagikUnicorn
MORE TERRAGEN PLEASE ;-) B E A U T I F U L