I am a multimedia artist, as well as a Digital Artist and Graphic Designer. I have written poetry and had some published. I do macro photography of the many varieties of flowers that grow so well in Alaska.
I have designed my own lines of jewelry, and created advertising design. I designed clothing and have done interior design and flower arraigning. I have drawn house plans, done landscape design, watercolors, oil painting and photography. BIOMy formal art training consists of two years of art in high school! While in high school, I won 1st place in Industrial Arts in the state, for an original design in a hand-tooled leather handbag set. It also won an honorable mention in the Ford Motor Company, International contest.
In 1992 I had my own jewelry design and repair business, and developed severe Carpal Tunnel. My doctor said, "Do something else - you can't do jewelry work any more." I went back to college and had to learn the computer. I had never turned on a computer before. Needing an artistic outlet, I started playing with the "paint" program on the computer. I still have the 1st flower I drew. It was awful! That...is how I was introduced to the world of computer art.
I bought my 1st BRYCE (3D) in about 1999, and was immediately "hooked". I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I just installed it and started tinkering around - and around - and around. HOURS of tinkering. Frustrating hours, since I lived in Alaska, with no one to teach me. I wanted to throw the computer out the window, more than once! But I hung in there hour after hour, day after day. It scares me to think of how many hours I have put into learning BRYCE!
The primary programs I use are BRYCE 5, PAINTER 6, COREL PHOTOPAINT, & PLANT STUDIO. I use ADOBE PHOTOSHOP for some things. I create all my trees in the tree lab in BRYCE, and many of the plants, with PLANT STUDIO. The nozzles I make in PAINTER.
I sign my work as "BLUE ICE", because the name of my jewelry business was, Blue Ice Beads and people here knew me as "Blue Ice". I decided to keep the name since it relates to the Alaska I love, and the winter scenes I am so fond of creating. :-)
If it's art - it's my passion!
Comments (14)
Mondwin
Absolutely beauty view and image!!!Beautiful done!!bravo!V:DDD
FarAnAway
A beautiful tropical scene, Anita. Those palms are to die for. Wonderful distant mountains, and the moonlit sky is superb. A very realistic signal fire and reflective water. ..... From the Arctic to the deserts to the tropics. Anita, you are a true adventuress. It's amazing how wonderfully you express your free spirit in your work. A wandering heart and an inquisitive mind frees one to soar to places and see wonders that are totally lost to the less fortunate - and you seem to have an abundance of both. I, for one, enjoy your work immensely.
Samhain74
Awesome image,this water is spectacular.How ya doin:D Good work here.
argiebooze
It's absolutely amazing the way you turned the prevailing colours and mood of your superb Halloween contest scene, to a credible tropical one!!. This can only be possible when a real sensitive artist takes over!. Those inclined palms seem to come right out of a photo and then, there's your usual care and attention to detail regarding object placement and mats. Will stop now, cuz that water will blow up my monitor's circuits!.lol. Wonderful job dear girl!!
sazzart
Geeze! Good thing I not susceptiable to 'the suspense is killing me' with the long pauses betwen your EXCELLENT posts. ;-)
eryt
omg, Anita! this is stunning! wow...it was worth the wait to see your next post! the vibrant colors, the pov, just a super work of art..way impressive !!! ::))VV
Amethystwolf
I love the water and the detail in the palm fronds. The moon really sets the mood! Excellent work!
LFNForever
Total and absolute gorgeousness, just excellent!! :)
Burpee
Totally gorgeous! Wow, love that moon and sky..truly lovely. I want to see more of this **
maud
A wonderful tropical scene..I like the calm atmosphere! Excellent Bryce work :)
zoozee
WOW .. what a wonderful pirate-picture !! ... Love the mood in this picture :)) - you really feel you are there ! .. The water is excellent !! .. So many wonderful details :) .. Outstanding work :):) Hugss zoozee :) V
tony_br22
"Bryce master you are" as Yoda would probably have said it. Fantastic scene!!
Steeleyes101
Beautiful work here. So peacefull and surreal in its almost other world look and feel. I reminds me of the scene when J. Forster meets her father on that planet in the mover Contact. Beautiful work
Digimon
Story book perfect!!