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. Ă‚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)Ă‚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." Ă‚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 . . . Ă‚Â I love to experiment with software and hope to continue to grow as an artist.Ă‚Â 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 IĂ‚Â 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.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â I do appreciate any comments and appreciate constructive criticism and suggestions.
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"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ă‚Â Thank you for visiting my gallery!
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Comments (25)
adrie
Very lovely and beautiful work my dear friend, excellent done.
doarte
Beautiful and fits "A Midsummer Night's Dream' beautifully!
Fidelity2
You are an artist. An amazing one.
stevey3d
Lovely image Cathy! Hope you are well on the road to recovery.
kitzie21
This is a truly lovely picture. That's an interesting concept you've tackled here and I certainly look forward to seeing where you take this in the future.
Jollyself
the luminous quality to this is very sharp...love the comp
e-brink
I like the way that Bottom is looking out at us - the audience - it's makes it more stagey. Nice use of coloured lighting for a more magical effect. The composition is good and leans into Bottom's head to once again accentuate the relationship with the audience. Nice job!
magnus073
Cathy this is such a wonderful image and your work on this one was really magnificent
Burpee
Adorable! I like the donkey and the lady.
marcopolinski
love those fireflies ... excellent magical scene!!!!
three_grrr
I think your rendition Titania and Bottom of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream is awesome! The fireflies add the finishing touch, grins! Like minuscule faies flying around!
wannes
Great idea, very well executed! Original art...
bogart137
Love this! Think the almost fluorescent lighting style add a very special touch to the candour that flows from it. It´s an extremely nice image to look at, Congrats.
zoren
awesome, very nice illustration..
amota99517
This is really great!!! Love it!
farmerC
Snining work.
magichild2
Excellent piece of art and a great prose
faroutsider
Wonderful interpretation of a classic. This could easily be used as a poster for the play - you should get someone in your area to put the play on so you can sell them the poster (my agent's fees are very reasonable, for obvious reasons :o))
lyron
Wonderful image!!
Zazou
Just love this story !! And your illustration is just perfectly splendid !! Instant FAV !!
lucindawind
wonderful work !
Cgaynor
It has a hightened sense of reality to it. This is very well done, magical. One could write a poem about it?
Realm_Of_Illusion
So sweet! I like the colors and light, very nice night scene :)
anahata.c
very nicely done, you captured the night glow of Shakespeare's love-reverie, and it bathes the whole piece. I love the little lightning bugs (or spirits, actually) and the blueish tint to it all. Very sensitively done, and I love how you're doing literary themes here. Once I settle back here, I'll look through more of your gallery. It's a very rich collection of arts...lovely work again, and some of your blues are truly luminous.
KarmaSong
A most endearing composition, done with talent and delicacy. The verses by Shakespeare brings to mind my younger years as I was studying "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in college in France!