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
 Thank you for visiting my gallery!
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Comments (37)
giovanino
Beautiful scene, nice render, wonderful textures and atmosphere!!
Elcet
There are no roses without spines therefore we got a viper in the middle of the scene… Really beautiful piece of art which, by its color, reminds me some wonderful paintings of Henri Rousseau, one century ago.
Realm_Of_Illusion
Really nice sky, it creates a great mood :)
KarmaSong
A wonderful composition that bears a fitting title. Getting into a sophisticated program such as Vue must be like entering a maze, I guess, but the satisfaction grows as more and more time is devoted to get used to the various parameters and from looking at what you've done so far, no doubt you are in for great and rewarding achievements.I like the 'deceptive' and colourful serenity of the place! Well done !
Cgaynor
Excellent perspective and scene. You have done so much with levels/ayers. The use of contract and color is also striking. I hope you neck gets better soon, or is by this post.
Mousson
fabulous work !
anahata.c
I'm having problems with posting favs, I hope this works because this was a fav when i saw it some weeks ago...Cathy, this is just magical to me. And yes, it's deceptive because that aligator/snake is lurking with all those pinks in his mouth, and the clouds are low and dark...but the world around it is a fairy tale of bold images and Vue-like flora & effusion, but it's got qualities I don't always see in Vue: a fairy-tale boldness, lots of open space, those big beautiful flowers (love the hues and shapes), that skeleton-like thing in the left-background (white), the wonderful tree branches in the right-background jutting into the picture, etc etc. Bold and vivid images. I wanted to comment on this for awhile and decided to do it in this session before more time passes. I'll leave your gallery for now & come back next time, but it was a great to be here again (while I was stopping a small flood in my kitchen—speaking of mermans!) Wonderful journey as always Cathy!