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)
choronr
A fantastic combination of sky, clouds and terrain ...a super render Pat.
KanDu
Oh such a beautiful sky! Very beautiful Pat! You are so talented. V
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Marvelous Work
maggiemai
Wonderful realism... a beautiful sky. :-)
Phylloxera
Belle atmo, bonne distribution des surfaces !
Darthmagus
Beautiful! Great clouds!
Petra-S
Fantastic sky and surface...super artwork!
Octaganoid
Love the sky !
Vik9740
what a beautiful desert scene you have created!
aarontyler
Fantastic Sky! I also like the terrain and surface very much!
Gionni
Beautiful sky and clouds, relaxing atmo and lights, very fine surface!
kanzler
Wonderful terrain, light and surface.The sky is absolute fantastic!!! Very beautiful work.
Morgana61
Bellissima atmosfera, excellent work!
shantay
Beautiful work as always on the atmosphere and light, the surface is really impressive, Pat!
me109
Love the sky! :)
WeeLaddie
I knew the sky would be superb, and it is. With this render you've shown your strength at surfacing; that soft downy grass is so convincing. Excellent render, Pat.
RubyDancingmoon
Wonderful! :o)
lior
Excellent atmo,POV and surfaces! Have a good evening:)
CATMANDO
Excellent work. Great strata, terrain and surface work.
jtag
WOW! superbe sky and surface! I love it!
abreojos
Perfect strata and sky, Pat!
evielouise
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww--- how very beautiful pat another one of your greats!! big 5
MoonGraphics11
Beautiful! That sky is remarkable! Excellent!