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)
RubyDancingmoon
Lovely render here Pat. I love those rich colors. Poly and Gon seem to be enjoying it too! :o)
Maori
Gorgeous water and atmosphere. Another beautiful Terragen work, Pat :-)
shine40
Yep, what they said... :-)
Phylloxera
J'adore ces tons tr chauds aussi bien pour le terrain que pour l'atmo, encore un joli rendu !!
clafitte
Lovely image! :)
lior
I really wonder how you got those wonderful colors=excellent render! Have a nice day!
WeeLaddie
Wonderful sky and lighting; lovely ochre, or is it burnt sienna (always have been a bit colour blind, you see) tones make this an excellent mood study; Genre = atmosphere & mood for me.
Petra-S
Fantastic sky, atmo/light, colors and mood!
rosanne
Great mood, loveley colors and surfaces.
Vik9740
i told you i couldn't wait to see what you did with all the autumn colors, and now i see, you are doing amazing things with them!
kansas
A wonderful golden tone to this terrain. Beautiful.
kanzler
Wow.What beautiful colors in the sky and the water! Fantastic atmosphere!
christianfly
Super sky, very autumn like.
Savage_dragon
Gorgeous work, Pat! ***** ")
jtag
WOW! Outstanding sky! 5*
choronr
The golden light and shadows capure the colors of an autumn sky. I like the distribution of the sand surfaces and the subtle overlay ripples. Beautiful composition Pat.
fractalinda
Beautiful colors and atmosphere, superb lighting and mood..and I love the POV and ripples in the sand. So peaceful and lovely..and really excellent.
shantay
Beautiful light and shades, an excellent moody image!
superza
wonderfull colours!!
abreojos
I don't usually vote a rating, but this is far better than a punny 4 1/2 star rating! This is a masterpiece Pat! The beach, water and sky blend increadably well. Still got the air on 24 hrs. down here. That cool air up your way will start getting here in a couple more weeks and we will be back to 9 month of perfect weather.
Morgana61
Hai usato colori che io amo particolarmente...e' un'immagine da sogno. Stupenda!!
MoonGraphics11
Awesome!! I love this one.. goin on favs!
maggiemai
Wonderful colors!! I also love the mist hovering over the water... your work is incredible sis!! :-) I'd give 10 stars if they would let me!!!