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)
Savage_dragon
I did the same thing with this terrain. Isn't it a fun one to play with? Excellent results, Pat. Love the 'sand shelves'. The coloring & atmo is stunning with that touch of green. Very, very nice! ")
prutzworks
love the shelves, very well done!
sossy
wow! what a wonderful atmo created by such soft light and colors! can feel the rebirth and awakening! ;o)
allisonbender
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tom
Petra-S
wonderful light, atmo and surface!
Raven78
Amazing sky, great work!
kansas
This is very beautiful. A great pleasure to view your artworks.
Lissy
Wonderful Colors in the sky! Super atmo and surface
Markal
Love the colors and low viewing angle...most excellent!
Vik9740
love that softness and the reflectiveness in the water.. beautifully done!!
kasalin
Amazing mood, sky, pov, textures..... great artwork and render !!! 5*
choronr
Terrain combining is a lot of fun with great results like this ...keep on Pat, your work is always a pleasure to view.
melc
Magnificent atmosphere, the colors are really good. Very unique and interesting terrain, I like it! Love the surfaces, great snow. Excellent work!
me109
Great View! Reminds of coastline fortification though....
evielouise
Awesome pat and very stunning effects it's truly one of your very best and that's saying something as I think all of yours are~~~! the very best !hugs
BrideofCthulhu
excellent.
minos_6
The title is so appropriate here. You've really captured the feeling of rebirth!
e-brink
A beautiful landscape. Excellent work!