I am a developing artist working on improving my abilities to create beautiful digital landscape compositions. Without the help and suggestions of the many fellow artists in this community, it would be a long time before I reach the next level.
BIO
I am a retired procurement professional who has long had an interest in photography and painting; and, lately in computers and photorealistic natural landscapes. I hope to become more proficient and perfect my abilities to produce acceptable work. My experience in art started at a very early age when I would spend many hours sketching and painting. I had instruction at The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. I did some freelance work for Flying Models, Model Airplane News and Top Flite Models creating plans and illustrative construction sequences for magazines and kit models. I had spent more than 20 years designing, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes...a very rewarding hobby for me. During the 1970s, I spent 11 years in the hobby of "bonsai"; the Japanese art of miniature trees. In my first 7 tree entry in a contest, all 7 trees were awarded ribbons in various categories. Japanese landscaping became a passion for me where I completed a 3 year project creating a Japanese landscape around my home in Oak Forest, Illinois. I also did this work for several other people in our community. In 1987 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I currently make my home. The love of the American southwest and all its beauty is where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. Now that we have computers, digital cameras; and, Terragen; I'll have enough to do for a long, long time.
Comments (52)
Darthmagus
Great terrain and superb lighting!
adm5050
Super scene, sure do like how you got them cracks going in the ground!!
ppetersen
OUtstanding surfaces. Superbly done. Your POV, the terrain, beautiful.
Costaud
Excellent far west scene, the surfaces are superb, the sky is awesome.
DigiArts
Oh my.. Terrain and surfaces are beautiful and just superb, as are the colors and lighting..and I love the sky. Outstanding Terragen art, Bob.
Simpleworks
Bob this surface is outstanding.
Ionel
Very beautiful artwork! Everything is great and very well done! Wonderful!!! :)
cajomi
very calm and beautiful scene
kiddd7
Outstanding as usual bob, great light and terrain!
webwings
beautiful colours and texture
Osiris_
Very realistic render! Excellent job!!
Installero
Quite Realistic
corleonis
Very nice realistic work! Great surfacing, also i like the subtle sky, it showcases your great work on the terrain!
waynneb
Great overlay work in the surfacing.
wholehog
Great surfacing job and I love the sky too!
Coppens
Superb realism and great surfacing!
MaydaMason
cool surfacing and use of light! beautiful realism
EoinArmstrong
Superb lighting! Love the terrain, pov and surface/tex work too :)
Petra-S
Fantastic surface/textur, wonderful light, POV and mood!V
kenwas
Like the lighting here very much!
shantay
You really bring out the details in this landscape, excellent variation of surface, too. Super artwork, Bob! V
Toxxic
Beutiful surcaing, fitting Atmo. Pretty!
artgum
Perfect solitude with your amazing atmosphere- excellent work Bob!
ariz
Big v Bob.. This is very real, love it. The foreground does cry out for some dead sage brush and Cholla. Either way into my WIHD folder..
RealUser
great sky and lovely terrain, great texturing as well
Rich2
Your overlay work is improving all the time - and you've captured a Southwestern scene quite well, right down to the sagebrush colors!
superior
Superb work !!! Excellent colors and very serene composition ;) V
PatGoltz
The surface is very spectacular. I like the way you blended in your overlay with the cracks, and I love the terrain!
herbstliebe
simple wonderful!
Phylloxera
Simple mais terriblement efficace, j'apprie particuliement tes surfaces (sol craquelest tr rliste !!)