Hiboux: One of my four rescued friends
"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other.
If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. Â What one fears one destroys."
--Chief Dan George (1899 - 1981)
The avatar I use is a photo of a kitten who adopted me last fall. She came to my door one night, hungry and cold and in need of shelter. I had already adopted a rescued dog and 2 fostered cats (I have a friend who works in animal rescue), but another friend told me that being chosen by a cat was a special thing, so, here she is in her new home. I called her Hiboux (French for owl for those who don't already know), since she reminded me of a snowy owl tapping on my door.
Sorry I need a new digital camera. The one used for this photo was one of the first ones ever made that utilizes a floppy disc. I am attached to it, but thought it was more important to show off my kitty here since this is merely my "home" page and not a display of my digital art. I'll update it as soon as I can.
I live in the US Midwest, have a degree in landscape design, compete nationally (only in the US so far)Â in dancesport, and choreographed contemporary dance for over a decade. I've been writing since childhood--mainly for my own amusement. A few of my poems have been published in obscure places and I used to write many interviews which were published online for years. None of my novels have met the public eye yet and that's OK because for me "the joy is in the journey." Â
I'm hooked on creating digital art. I stumbled upon it when I worked online for 11 years as a content editor and became intrigued watching the medium grow. 3D art feels like a good niche for me combining movement, landscape, my love of nature, history, art, technology, myth and storytelling . . .  I love to experiment with software and hope to continue to grow as an artist. I'm in awe of many of the beautiful works shared on this site. I've also begun a blog here called "A Novelist's Adventures in Digital Art" where I list useful sites and tools I find along the way:
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I consider myself a beginner at digital art. We all have to start somewhere. I try to encourage other creatives on all skill levels as often as I have time. I learn a lot from the artists I favorite here and even from private emails with tips if you feel so inclined. I dont allow ratings in my gallery anymore, because I don't believe in "grading" art--it doesn't fit into my personal philosophy. That said, I do often admire many of the talented professional artists and am happy when they are showcased on the art charts here and feel the rating system--though it has flaws--is important to honor excellence.  I do appreciate any comments and appreciate constructive criticism and suggestions.
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"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Comments (36)
Fidelity2
This work of art is a masterpiece from you.
Zazou
WOW ! Excellent !! Love the light in this and all those little pumpkins !!
stevey3d
Happy Halloween! Wonderful image!
tennesseecowgirl
Fun image for Halloween, pour another glass of wine tonight and celebrate your one year!!
wannes
Great atmosphere, lighting and colors!! Excellent render!!!
Sylvia
Ahhh!! ~Awesome~ Cute & Magical... FABULOUS!!! Congratulatons :-}
magnus073
Cathy this is a truly fun image for Halloween and such a pleasure to learn it is also your one year anniversary of posting. So glad you did my friend
blankfrancine
Wonderful work,Cathy, for Halloween! Happy Anniversary,too!
e-brink
Great to see you making excellent use of your new Mac. Excellent lighting in this one and a fabulous atmosphere.... and what an idea too. You are learning so fast and I really don't think you could have done this better!
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL WORK & ATMOSPHERE :) HAPPY HALLOWEEN :) HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!!!!
three_grrr
This is so cute!! You did a masterfull job pulling this one together! And Happy Halloween Anniversary! You are so right about 'Rosity, some of the best people gather here!
Elcet
A very well composed scene with great lights. I agree with what you say about merchandising of events, and this is evidently the reason why Halloween falled in my country after a strong attempt of merchants to "create" a French Halloween. I am somewhat surprised by the angles of your pumpkin, don't know why. In Poser (but you were in Daz Studio) there is a button to soften angles at the time of render, it works well provided that the model has a sufficient polygon count. Congrats for your 4th anniversary of posting here and have a nice WE!
Cimaira
Wonderful composition and very cute idea.
LBJ2
Wonderful work, Cathy. A great scenario with a lot of details and activity. Happy halloween. :)
NekhbetSun
Congrats on the 1 year anniversary Cathy !!!! and gotta love that wine LOL.... keep on posting !....this is soooo darn cute and cool and gave me a BIG morning smile :oD Wonderfully done ! H u g s
Jollyself
LOL...very cool scene...Love the vegetation
ragouc
Funny. Cool scene.
huismus
Beautiful artwork!
kitzie21
What a great, fun Halloween picture. There is just something about it that really works for me. Happy anniversary and great job!
lior
Happy Hallowen!
watifeye
This is beautiful Halloween scene, excellent artwork. Yes you gotta lock up the pumkins in case they escape lol! Happy Halloween and anniversary. Well done!
bogart137
Like a lot this one. Apart from the funny side of it, there´s the well achieved depth of field by the use of an appropiate lighting; distribution of objects/colors are fine for me. And Happy Anniversary; it´so great to know you´re here.
ledwolorz
Fantastic atmosphere,lighting and colors.Wonderful work.
magichild2
Congrats on the one year anniversary...you'r work is lovely and sorry I am late...hope you had a wonderful Halloween...
Miska7
Very nice scene and lighting! Well done.
lucindawind
awesome!!!
cmcc
very spooky.
kobaltkween
hehehe! this is a great tribute to the season. there's lots of fun details in the background. this image looks like a lot of work well spent. i'm glad that you decided to post and share your work with the rest of us. cheers and happy anniversary!
tofi
An absolutely wicked image! :) I love looking at this, and admiring the many and wonderful details here; including those 4 fingered hands that seems to reach out into the world--- "wanting". Exquisite colours and clarity!
Burpee
Rotfl!!! Love your image and commentary...haha :) How have you been? Good I hope. Wonderful holiday view!