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 (32)
Maori
Your works are phenomenal, Bob; full of detail and beauty, Excellent and very realistic render my dear friend!!!!!!
Darthmagus
Great mood!
Dotthy
I cannot better describe, like Maori has written it Bob, excellent scene!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jdehaven
Beautiful landscape; intriguing image, where did this happen? Thank you for sharing this excellent work of art!
Coppens
Once again a superb piece of work with outstanding coloration and atmospherics!
criss
Wonderful light and mood!
jtag
Absolutely realistic in the "virtual life"!
Petra-S
Fantastic POV and wonderful sky, atmo/light, colors and mood!
Phylloxera
Joli Pov avec une mise en lumie parfaite !!
blonderella
wow Bob, incredible image...and event as well! I could sit and gaze at this beautiful landscape, for as long as you would sit and recount your story...thanks for sharing!!! :D ((huugs)) Karen
Markal
Wonderful lighting...superb surfaces and atmo...it is definatly another from the "Hoover" collection :)
ariz
Another fine render. Excellent mood and atmospheric feeling for the sense's.
Morgana61
Atmosfera stupenda e bellissima la superficie delle montagne...wonderful work!
kanzler
Wonderful like always!Love the lighting and the surface!
abreojos
Well Bob the same blood as the Monkey Wrench Gang runs thru my veins and when I see air polution in beautiful western scenes, I'm ready to chainsaw some billboards and sabotage some heavy equipment so you can render some nice clean air so we can see those space object better! Maybe someone is in one waving at us!!! Having said that, how is the new job?
shantay
This is very, very good! I particularly love this POV and your surface work on that beautiful terrain!
artgum
That must have been quite interesting and exciting- a once-in-a-lifetime event! Excellent render Bob.
mcv
Your transistions from clarity in the foreground to hazy in the distance, along with great camera viewpoint, textures, ans lighting, make this a wonderful landscape vision! Nice to see just a hing of that fast moveing object in the sky too . . .
Tiwiwine
Superb view, a very nice render. I especially like the atmo and the lighting.
Fahrenheit451
Excellent!
Gava
Excellent detail in your surfacing... Amazing, very nice render thanks for sharing and have a great day.
RubyDancingmoon
perfection! :o)
ppetersen
WOW... both meteor and picture. Awesome pov on this Bob. Excellent mood setting. Love the surfaces :) and atmosphere here. Hint of rays gives it a nice touch.
fractalinda
Outstanding work in every respect, Bob..and so beautiful! I particularly like the atmosphere and surface. Bravo!
prutzworks
great render Bob cool pov and sky gradient (is the terrain a DEM?)
WeeLaddie
An excellent render, Bob. One of the things I particularly like about your renders is the subtlety of the variations in surface colours.
doneydonydone
outstanding terrain/POV ligthing etc etc
stbc
Atmo and lighting are second to none! Wonderful story and pov. Cheers.
MoppelundWilli
Another very fine piece from old Bobby, hehe, go on, i love your work!
DIANE603
Superb terrain & atmosphere!!