From Chris, Paul, and Alisa at HiveWire 3D: Lisa Buckalew, aka Lisa's Botanicals and a founding partner of HiveWire 3D, passed away on February 20, 2021. She will live on in the hearts of her family and friends, and all who knew her or use any of her beautiful products. We miss you and love you, Lisa. What follows is what she originally wrote on her Bio:
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A bit about me? Thanks for asking! :)
Im Lisa, Lee, Mom, or Lisa Marie when Im in trouble! (Hi Mom!) For the past twenty years Ive been married to Jeff and Im the proud Mom to three wonderful boys.
Having been born on September 4, Im a Virgo and yes, a perfectionist. :)
I have a love of horses, books and of art that goes back to my childhood. One of my favorite childhood memories is of my mom reading me Miss Twiggys Tree over and over again. After I learned to read on my own I was hooked. Long after bedtime, my mom often found me under the covers with a flashlight reading the latest Nancy Drew or anything to do with horses book.
As a child, my creativity was always encouraged and I was told that I should pursue a career in art. Most of my childhood drawings and paintings were of faeries and elves living in mushroom worlds and of course there were many, many drawings of horses.
Twenty years ago I was destined for Art School and some formal art training but instead decided to marry and start a family. My artistic interests over the years since have been varied. Ive explored Photography, landscaping, various crafts, sewing, floral arrangement, glass etching, fountain making and Ive become quite good at cake decorating. Now, though, I feel as if Ive come full circle and am beginning another journey starting once again with my first love -- my passion for drawing and painting.
The passing of my son Jeff in the Spring of 2000 nearly destroyed me. It was then that I began using Poser to illustrate my thoughts, ideas and feelings while working through my grief.
With the expert guidance of my very dear friend, Moyra, I was able to complete my first vision, a Terragen/Poser/Photoshop composite I call Making the Journey. From there I have eagerly continued my own journey into the fine art of 3D imagery and am thrilled to be contributing to 3D resources with my own Products for Poser.
Art, expression and imagery for me go hand in hand with the written word and my passion for books has taken me through many experiences and on many adventures. I am currently exploring a variety of New Age titles and poring over the Photoshop Bible.
To me it seems that one cannot read without being inspired to write and I am pleased to say that I am now a published poet. :)
I hope have enjoyed learning a bit about the artist behind the art. Thank you for your interest.
Comments (41)
rjghise
I love what you did with the conforming curls! Stunning image, so magical.
KattMan
Beautiful work, even if it is almost what you wanted. THe colors are fantastic for this! If the current Hot 20 list isn't what you like Vote for this, I know I am!
rockets
What a great idea using the curls on the mane! I love her expression and pose and the colors are just beautiful!
silx
Wow. This is amazing! Amazingly beautiful, that is. Keep up the good work!
eirian
Stunning work, Lisa!
Laurie S
Lisa this is beautiful! I the hair worked fantastic.. the image it's self is magical, I love the expressions!
Daio
Love work on the mane and hair and beautiful eyes on both of them.
Spanki
As others mention above, the eyes and coloring on this image are excellent. I also love the way their manes blend together.
rower
very original idea, beautifully executed
Morris
Such a magical, beautiful piece of art, simply stunning :-)
KimberlyC
beautiful....i agree....this is stunning... :)
Cin-
Well now, that is a lot of hair! :) But well worth it... this is really great.
Sking
Brilliant work. Great posing and the use of colors are great. Well done and thanks for sharing a magical piece of art. ---- Scott.
lynde
this is truly beautiful...I love the way you've made her seem as if she's blending in, like a spirit woman, with the horse, this is amazing..:)
sirkrite
This is awesome! It's so magical. :D
brschmidt
It is magical and a great piece of fantasy art!!!! Always love your work but this one blew me away!
BluesPadawan
Oh Lisa...this is so wonderful...wistful and truly shows the artist that dwells within you!
CnS
Very beautiful, I love the colors you used...great work!
shanpoo
Gorgeous picture I really love the mood that comes across it! :)
grahamjames
Could you make the horse a little more pink. Just kidding this image is wonderful.
Funkermitis
This is amazing, it's nice to see real talent finally getting on here!
Heart'Song
Wow, Lisa!! What a great post! I love this! First, I love the magical symbiosis of the girl and horse. I love their depiction as equals and partners. And I love this post from an aesthetic standpoint too - gorgeous colours, poses, lighting....and the girl's expression is absolutely phenomenal. I do believe this is one of my alltime favorite pieces. Thanks so much! (Oh, and thanks for the very cool use of all the conforming curls - that's given me some great ideas already!)
OpenMindDesign
Excellent work, this is just so beautiful that I am totally without words to describe it!
Keya
Beautiful image Lisa, I really like the blue shading! Keya
Elusion
This is sensual and stunning and wonderful, not to mention exemplarily well thought out. ...and perhaps, years from now, this image will be seen by art historians as the beginning of LisaB's "Blue Period". But seriously - its wonderful. Wish it was bigger, though...More! More!
CharlieBrown
The pony should be a bit more pink... ;-) Great work - lovely image.
lalverson
Brilliant work, great depth, loads of detail
Richabri
Outstanding piece of work Lisa - it's extrodinary in every way.
Lorraine
WOW..THIS IS TERRIFIC...BRAVO...
Mehndi
Absalutely stunning :)