after all this time--i made my 300th pic.after looking back through my gallery---starting with the last page,i see how far i have gotten with both my techniques and style.and in doing each pic i have learned something new.and even though i dont have the fancy programs such as bryce,terragen,poser,mojo(which i wish to god i had or could even afford!),which most of you rely on to do your fabulous works,i have only but photoshop and paintshop pro to work with.maybe someday i will have lots of money to acquire such fantastic programs or run across someone who has them.but until then,i will keep on using what i have.and maybe my works are not considered to be all that great or art worthy by some here because i dont have the fancy stuff.you work with oils and i'm still using crayons so to speak.but i am proud of what i can do with the simple programs.just imagine what i could acomplish if i DID have more!kinda makes my mouth water---lol.i want to thank some of the artists here for being with me since i started and still wanting to see more:idiot sphinx,wrpspeed,elfenone,innuendo64,txhern,lenk911,vampyresimmortalkiss,and too many others to type.you know who you are.my own personal and loyal fanclub.without your support and love of my work i probably would have given up.thank you!! lots of love, Phoenix