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 (19)
Mikan
those are pretty much the colors on my monitor. and I love your composition. and, sorry, but I rather see a weird subaquatic beeing than a dalia. have a very nice weekend!
6T6
That's 60's retro. I would like to see it as a huge black light poster!
arcticfox1
Mikan...no apologies needed! I was going to call it Alien Squid! lol But since it was from my Dahlia parameter...I stuck with that. :-)
Mondwin
Great realisation!!!!Really impressive!!bravo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
soepie17
I'm in love with an alien.....
miwi
Wonderful rainbowcolours,klasse composition !!!!!
kansas
Beautiful and the colors are wonderful!
rocserum
his hair is electrified, did somthing scared this colorfull creation? well done.RS
PhotoAntics
Each piece of your dahlia series is better than the last. Terrific work!
maud
Very original this creation I really like your colors! Fantastic composition..beautifully done :)
renderix
cool flame!
npauling
I have loved the whole series of dahlias and this is no exception. Cool.
liltawen
WOW!Dazzaling colors.
CavalierLady
Awesome flame!!!!
Rykk
WAY cool and psychedelified! :-?)
hewee
Wow another very cool looking one.
twiggypeasticks
Looks very beautiful to me - my compliments :O)
CarolSassy
I enjoyed looking around at your gallery and your 'garden' of dahlia's. They are all lovely, and this one looks just as gorgeous. Of course, I think my monitor is darker than other people's, but that's just the way it goes. lol q-: Love the colors 'n' details. Nice work! V (:
VDH
Great flame fractal! Superb coloring!!