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.Â
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 (18)
BACHIR213
Excellent work as usual, I Like your sunset paysages, Well done, Bravo!!
Phylloxera
Tr joli, quoique le 1er plan me semble trop important; Les surfaces sont parfaites comme d'habitude!! J'adore l'atmo !!
evielouise
I totally agree with Phylloxera Very jolly the surface is perfect well that's it for my french lol all kidding aside its fabulous pat!!
choronr
Your atmosphere, light and water work have enhanced this terrain beautifully.
jtag
Excellent terrain, great light and shadows!
RubyDancingmoon
Now this is great. Lovely surfacing, great atmosphere and a wonderful POV. Have to confess I like these lighter pictures of yours Pat!
Vik9740
i also like the lightnees of your current posts! Keep up the good work Doll!
MoppelundWilli
You and the 2 birds...a constant symbiosis, and a great one! Indeed, an awesome terrain by the stunning 'Hund', and what you did here with it is just beautiful!
Maori
Beautiful work and awesome POV, Pat !!!!!
lior
Outstanding render!
Dotthy
I agree with Bob, awesome render Pat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Petra-S
Super POV, sky, colors and light. Fantastic water, surface and mood!
Rich2
The lighting and atmo accent this quite nicely - and the water - spot on!
fractalinda
Oh my.. Superb artwork in every respect..sooo peaceful and beautiful!
joshus_hund
"Oh my..." That's what I thought, too. Such a surprise!! Thanks a lot! :-) The surfaces suit the terrain very well. I esp. like the dark mountain on the left. The sky is plain awesome!!
WeeLaddie
Excellent contrast between the terrain in shadow and light. And as ever a superb sky.
Savage_dragon
The water reflects the sky perfectly. You did a marvelous job with the terrain. The surfacing is outstanding! Bravo, Pat! ***** ")
MoonGraphics11
A Beautiful and serene setting.. I love the light colors in this! Gorgeous!