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!
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Comments (17)
melevos
this is a very beautiful and peaceful christmas card,BRAVO!!!!!!!V
TopQuark
ive been reading alaskan history for fourteen years and have seen many photos of wilderness alaska and i think this image captures it perfectly, excellent work.
arcticfox1
Oh...I forgot! In the last 8 days or so, we have had 14 inches of snow, then 3 days of ice fog, then another 5 inches of snow...and it looks exactaly like this...outside now! Everything is blindingly WHITE! :-)
Nuria
Very very very beautiful work !!!
RobertX
nice work!
Samhain74
Very,VERY beautiful indeed.This is surreally beautiful:D What a card this would make.Really gorgeous.-V-
sazzart
What a XMAS card, talk asbout opening my Book of Memories!! THANXS!
Mondwin
Ohhhh...... What a dreaming Xmas scene, dear Friend!!!!!Really lovely view!!!!Bravo!V:DDD.Hugs Whylma.
tony_br22
You make some very beautiful artwork. Excellent work
Burpee
This is a pretty one!
argiebooze
You get artistically active and I'm now bouncing from one site to the other!.lol. Brrrr, this is chilling to the bones but fascinating. Many details here for everyone, yes, Anita's trademark. It's like a contest to discover all that's included here!. It must have been an unique experience having no radio, TV, annoying phones or much more nasty newspapers. None of these have any value compared to having a Christmas tree and a nice meal with a loved one, only lighted by the tiny tree lights. Wait for me, I'll be there!!...yeah, I wish...sigh
redbeard
This shows some really terrific use of color! Cold looking and yet full of life, even if it is a little frozen. Love all of the details and your great work on the trees!
valtes
Lovely scene - great attention to detail! Love it!! :-)
Kindredsoul
wow, what a nice winterly scene this is...I love the icicles on the cabin, those frozen fir trees and the ground...only thing I dont like is the sky...looks flattened and clouds are 2D and it is too red for the scene. I suggest you make a gray looking clouds and maybe add snow to the scene, but overall the image is EXCELLENT one of the best winterly bryce scenes I have seen.
Firedad101
ANITA, YOU ARE A MASTER ARTIST! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART!
Sixaxis
Wonderful. The color really makes this image. Would make a great card. Get Hallmark on the phone!
zoozee
Wonderful snow scenery . . :) .. Really beautiful picture .. :) Would make a lovely Christmas Card .. Hugss zoozee :))