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 (17)
MagikUnicorn
Lovely Work Patricia :)
choronr
One of your best Pat! The surfacing work is spot on; and, I really like that slight bluish/gray ground cover in the distance - great touch. In all, beautiful work. I suggest everyone view the full size version. As for TG2 Pat, if you think TG 0.09 is addictive, wait till you try TG2!
azrabella
Nice work, Pat. That landscape is one to die for.
Petra-S
super atmo/light!
blankfrancine
First-class!
Savage_dragon
Walkin' the dragon. Wtg, Pat. This one's a keeper! ")
WeeLaddie
Lovely storybook terrain, and that's excellent surfacing, great lighting too. Who knows, the final version of T2 may be available by then, won't hold my breath though.
1402dandoy
The lighting is awesome, very rich and warm tones.
sossy
a most wonderful fantasy realm! can imagine another time and world! reminds me of secondlofe and world of warcraft! amazing far view! ;o)
evielouise
Hello my dear friend you are just getting better all the time and this is one of your very best which is almost hard to type as I always think yours is the very best fantastic surely a ten!~wow
kansas
Splendid work. Beautiful fantasy land.
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and beatufiul realization....!!!!
Markal
A very cool idea and excellent terragen part...the tube dragon and female are a nice addition but on my monitor the sharpness, lighting and shadows seem a bit off...keep on! Your work gets my ole tinker thinking of possibilities!
prutzworks
lovely surface
Vik9740
beautiful and fanciful!!
Enlightened
Beautiful image. I love the contrast of the rich colours of the grass and the paleness of the terrain. The Pern series by Anne McCaffrey is one of the best series of books that I have ever read and this is just how I would imagine Pern would have looked with the first colonial arrival. I hope it does not rain though ;) Excellent work Pat :)
LindaMcC
An amazing piece of Art. Bravo!!