Hi, I'm Lucinda
The photo was taken with my new Canon EOS 450D (with a tamron 18-200mm lense), by me in the mirror. It's a little overexposed, but at my age, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Bare Bones Bio:
I was born in Louisiana, USA in 1956, youngest of four girls. In 1967 we all moved to New Jersey when my father was transferred. I've always loved to read and soon gravitated towards Sci Fi, Fantasy, and nonfiction (mostly English History). The last was influenced by watching Masterpiece Theatre. I had the opportunity to go to the UK and Greece on 10 day Easter trips through my high school, which instilled in me an itch to travel. After one year of college,(I learned a lot, but unfortunately not much from my professors and text books) I joined the Air Force and went to Japan and England. I married a fellow GI (Bill), in England, got out of the Air Force (Bill stayed in)and went back to the States. Bill and I then lived in Rancho Cordova, California (where we had our first son, Charles),
Biloxi, Mississippi (where we had our second son, James), Oxfordshire, UK (For me, thank you Bill), and San Antonio, Texas (where we live now). Bill is retired from the Air Force and drives a Big Rig for J. B. Hunt. I am an office manager for a carwash. Charles and James graduated last May from University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M at College Station respectively. Yeah!!!
Interests:
Reading - Mostly nonfiction history, though I have widened the field somewhat. I also like journals and diaries and have been reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" on and off for a while now. I'm currently on Vol. VII 1666. (I haven't gotten to the great fire yet). My fiction tends to run to fantasy, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman to name a few.
Music - I grew up on rock, folk, musicals, classical, and Gilbert and Sullivan. I still love all that and have added jazz, blues, bluegrass, celtic and a little country. I don't play any instruments and can't sing (the singing talent in our family seemed to lessen with each new sister and I'm the baby of the bunch), but I'm an enthusiastic listener.
Art (Drawing, Photography and Oil Painting) - One of the regular pastimes of my sisters and I growing up was paper dolls. We used typing paper to make swimsuit clad paper dolls with pattern book heads. Then we spent countless hours drawing and coloring clothes for them. Depending on the current story, they could be clothes from Regency England, Colonial America, or Star Trek. I also drew faces from the hairdo magazines and was happy if they looked fairly human. I now draw and have recently taken up oil painting. I'm a definite amateur at photography. I've taken pictures since the mid 70s when I went to Japan, but they are mostly of my travels, kids and cats. I've got a lot to go through to see which ones are worth posting. I bought my first digital camera last April (09) for my birthday (I ordered it in April, received it in May, for my birthday in June. (I don't believe in being too literal about such things) I bought PhotoShop in June. I've still got a lot to learn on both, but it's a lot of fun.
Other - My sister Gail and I love The Teaching Company lectures. We both buy history, I occasionally buy literature and she occasionally buys math and science and we watch each other's. I'm also a tad fond of cats.
I could gush, and probably have, about all the talent I see on RR. I find myself using the words wow and beautiful far too much. I guess I should pull out the Thesaurus.ÂÂ
Comments (28)
wysiwig
This is so pretty! Looks like glass. Happy new year to you.
nigh23
gracefull and colorfull happy new year to you
alanwilliams
A stunningly beautiful creation, have the best of new years.
helanker
OH, How lovely it is, Lucinda. So delightful it is. Excellently done. And a very Happy New Year to you. :-D
jmb007
tres belle danseuse,beau travail!! bonne annee to you too
durleybeachbum
You've really got to grips with PS,Lucinda! Marvellous! all the best for 2010!
jendellas
Wow, she is so beautiful, Happy New Year to you xxx
mariogiannecchini
Ottimo Lavoro ! bella danzatrice, bei colori , bella creazione! EHappy New Year to you Excellent job! beautiful dancer, beautiful colors, beautiful creation!
flavia49
Fantstic work!!! extraoordinary colors!!! Happy New Year!!
misskitty
Reminds me of blown glass. Beautiful work! Happy New Year to you and your dancer!
virginiese
it lookd like a cristal ! beautifully done ! Happy New Year to You and Yours!
magnus073
Lucinda you are simply amazing and I love this beautiful and inspirational image you created just for the New Year. Not only is she elegant and beautiful, but the rainbow of colors that run throughout her make one feel so tranquil.
MagikUnicorn
WOWZER LOVE THIS COOL F/X HAPPY NEW YEAR
vaggabondd
This is art at its best, my friend you should be making prints of this signing them and selling them. This is beautiful dancing is freedom for the soul. very nice
sandra46
W O N D E R F U L CREATION !!!
Lisajobb
beautiful work and a very happy 1010!
drifterlee
Beautiful work. LOoks like glass. Happy New Year!
mgtcs
Wonderful glass effect my friend, excellent colors, great work!
kasalin
Wonderful composition !!! A Happy New Year !!!! Hugs Karin:)
e-brink
A very interesting style. Happy New Year to you!
anahata.c
You stopped by my gallery a few times, Lucinda, and I always appreciate when someone new notices my little niche. I never returned the favor only because I was barely here, and even when I uploaded, I barely commented. (It wasn't you, in other words...I missed nearly everyone.) This is beautiful, Lucinda. It's truly beautiful. Andrea says it's PS: Well I've been painting in PS for a long time, and I've not made a figure like this. You have the movement of a dancer (esp with her left leg, the strange balances that dancers create); but you've also used lines & textures to fill her in and give her light & life. It has an almost fractal-feel to it. And your black background is perfect for the "darkest season of the year" (the Solstice). And you used the patterns in your border...It's wonderful, and a really fine New Years image. I hope you & all your loved ones have a wonderful 2010, and I'll be back for more. It's long overdue, and I'm glad I finally got here.
goodoleboy
Simply and unequivocately lovely, Lucinda! The dancer emits colorful electricity in this image. Actually, it almost looks like the everted image of a butterfly.
elfin14doaks
Very beautiful.
jocko500
love the colors here wonderful art
psyoshida
This is so creative and beautiful, especially in full view. I see you aim to kick off the new year with a bang. Wonderful.
npauling
How beautifully you have created this happy dancer, I can see that she is enjoying her new year party. I hope you have a happy and creative year too.
ShadowsNTime
Again so creative! Happy New Year to you and yours Lucinda! Great job!!!
clbsmiley
Wow !! I love this! very cool!!