I love surfing the galleries here, and have contributed a few pieces that I am proud of. Every day I see artworks here that are jaw-droppingly, unbelievably good. The mastery of techniques and different software is superb. However, I think there is room for improvement. Many images here are similar in one respect: someone put a great pose on a Poser figure, wrapped an excellent texture on it, got the lighting perfect, rendered and voila! A photo of a mannequin. Still lifes and portraiture are good (I do them myself) but we can do so much more than "virtual photography". In fact, we can go anywhere our imaginations, life experiences and talent can take us. So make a statement, put Posette or Vicky on a bicycle, show her signing the Declaration of Independence, something besides staring soulfully into the camera. Put yourself into your art. The personal rewards of doing this are huge. Thanks for the ear. :>)

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy