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)
SimonSawSunlight
wonderful atmo and clouds! surface and pov/lighting could be improved though :)
Dotthy
Wonderful sky and mood!!!!!!!!!
Afrodite
The sky and light is majestic!
Morgana61
Splendidi colori, il cielo e' proprio uno spettacolo! Excellent!
Ruthee
Great atmosphere and sky. IMHO the front deep area would be better if water had been added. :)
utak3r
Love this lighting and the clouds! Really, wonderful piece :))
Markal
Very nicely arranged composition...excellent!!
CatatonicCadaver
Beautifully done, lovely sky and bird looks so free, wonderful job :)
rosanne
wow awsome atmo
MoonGraphics11
Wow!!!! This is stunning Pat! i love the sun peeking over the mountain! Excellent!
fractalinda
Awe-inspiring sky and light..along with the soaring bird, it represents your title beautifully. Great terrain and POV..and a glorious mood.
Buzzzzz
Wonderful POV enhanced by Superb Lighting and Atmo/Clouds! :o)
evielouise
This is perfect yes that sky is so realistic I can't believe it! wow pat your doing wonders in this program! bravo big vote!
choronr
Agree with Buzzzzz; an excellent work with lighting and color.
maggiemai
Beautiful Pat!! Sorry ..just returned home and catching up on comments. :-) ((((hugs))))
InnerSerendipity
This is just beautiful Pat! Wonderfully done.
sossy
a most fantastic and hopeful lighted impression! a stunning and brilliant scene and work! would be great with a future like this! ;o)