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 (26)
KatesFriend
I had mistaken this for a real photograph at first. Excellent realism.
choronr
Otherworldly and extra fine definition here; as said, could be a photo. Well done Pat!
beatoangelico
excellent realismo....very well done..!!!
Petra-S
super images!
RocksLady
Wooooooow Super Bild
carlx
Wonderful!!!
azrabella
An absolute stunner - everything right about this image... and I'm glad the birds are back, too.
BrideofCthulhu
marvelous.
Savage_dragon
Omagosh! I love this terrain! A superb job all around. & again, splendid snow! ")
e-brink
An excellent and realistic looking world. The addition of the birds is a nice touch.
kansas
A stunning image. Beautifully made.
evielouise
Evie talks to herself here "How does she do this?? S T U N N I N G ~~~
Lissy
What a wonderful atmo in this cold world! Super terrain and surface ... excellent work
minos_6
Mystical is right! This looks like a design planned by nature! A firm favourite, Pat! Excellent!
artgum
Outstanding.
cphilrun
Wonderful PP !
Markal
Awesome view but, the atmo steals the show :)
marcopolinski
stunning lights and atmosphere!!
me109
Agree with Mark!
sossy
amazing light and special composition! seems to be nowhere and everywhere! ;o)
voske
love that sky and terrain!!!fantastic view!!!Excellent and magical!!!
lyron
Amazing scene. Great work!!
Vik9740
gorgeous work Pat!!
EyeOfTheBeholder
Excellent work,stunning image
Minaya
Wow!!! This is what I must say, superb work!
Rob2753
It is mystical and stunning and makes me want to tread that path upward and to the summit, fantastic work Pat