January 2013
Been at this site five years now and have seen a lot of growth - both artistically and spiritually thanks to the many good friends I have met here. I work with Poserpro2012, photoshop CS6, PSPX2, Perfect Effects 3 and Photomatrix 4. I love working in the material room and continue to find lots of growth there. I also do a lot of postwork fixing, special affects, and framing, all for which photoshop is indispensible. I love doing postwork; no image is anywhere near complete without it.
In the last year or so I've added quite a bit of photography to my gallery. I started with a Nikon Coolpix 9100 point and shoot. It gives amazing quality and its small size makes it easy to pack around and just grab some shots as they come into my vision. I still use it for sneaky people shots but now I use a Nikon D5100 DSLR for my more serious keeper work. Had I known how all consuming my passion for photography would become I should have jumped to a D600 low end pro camera.In my gallery you will see mostly storylines based upon my own visions and versions of Mesopotamian Mythology, sprinkled with some Celtic works and an occasional pinup or two and quite a few special requests. I have long been a writer, though a terrible speller, and so most of my images come with a storyline or poem. No image seems complete to me without words to accompany them.In high school I trained in both the Sciences and Fine Arts but when I went to university I had to choose one or the other and so I went with the life sciences. Art dropped out of my life for a long time... though I never gave up my interest in archeology and mythology. I wound up with a graduate degree in the life sciences with majors in physical geography, ecology and evolutionary biology. My love of nature and a deep naturalistic spirituality eventually led me to the wikkan tradition.Some five and a half years ago I discovered poser after coming across some great 3-d art on the web and after some six months of stumble bum practice I joined this site.Doing this type of art has released many visions and stories that were locked up inside my soul for many ages. It has allowed me to explore the life and times of my primal spiritual ancestor, a girl also named Roxanne, who lived in the Sumerian regions. She whispers the stories of these classic legends in my mind and I create the images to go with them.My stories are mostly written as dialogue and they tend to be rather long. So grab a coffee, a tea or better yet a beer, kick back, relax and stay a while.I hope you enjoy your stay here.Hugs and blessed beRoxy
Comments (61)
njb2000
Lovely work with the foliage, great use of Val Solome (that bit dosn`t work for me)Great textures and lighting. Love the expression and tears!
OrphanedSoul
Beautiful art BG!
magnus073
This one really is fantastic Roxie, and what a great way to pay tribute to that song and your friends at the same time. As always there is so much beauty and detail throughout your image, but what strikes me most is the expression on her face as she is doing what she knows is right, but still feeling the pain inside.
Elke
Fantastic render!
RodS
Wow - another masterpiece, Roxy! this is just stunning and moving in every way. Her expressive face almost brings tears to my eyes! What a wonderful piece of artwork this is! Good to see you back!
dragonmuse
Beautiful and natural looking.
3Dpixi
Wonderful detailed scene dearest Roxy ... Beautiful bright enviroment but her tear shows her sadnes to release!! Thanx Hun ... Glad you enjoy Samaya ... And love the ears ;o]]
fluffykatt
Beautiful scene
mrestey
Beautiful! I love her eyes and the colorful wings on the dragon.
2121
superb work
beatoangelico
MERAVIGLIOSO WORK AND FANTASTIC POSE..EXCELLENT RENDER...BRAVISSIMO MY FRIEND..!!!!
Sylvia
She is truly ~Lovely~ Fantatic Setting... FABULOUS!!!
schonee
Wow great scene Roxy. Beautiful character to well done as always!
3dpoetry
Awesome scene, exceptional work with the character. The tears touch it right off, superb. A MUST VIEW IN FULL.
Annco
Gorgeous work!
gemski
you've set the mood perfectly!
perlk
Wow, you're so right - we were on a cosmic wavelength, I think!!!! Great work, very nicely done!!!
1010
A complex scene, love the details and all your elements!
drifterlee
This is beautiful!!!!!!!!
E.Houser
Love this! great job with the tears in the closeup!
crender
Xcellent!!!
DukeNukem2005
This is an excellent!
StudioArtVartanian
fantastic work !!!!
JaneEden
Happy Birthday Roxy for the 28th, have a great day. This as always is fabulous crammed full of wonderful detail, hugs Jane xx
Darkwish
You did really cool work.
Swordsmaster
Love the details... and there is some sad emotion I see here... D
Seaview123
Wow, really great looking picture! Lots of work went into this, I can tell. Nice job!
Trigue
I really love how you placed her amongst the tall plants :) wonderful character and image! Every now and then i get a song stuck in my head while rendering.... i usually youtube it and minimize it while working, so i can listen to it lol :)
NetWorthy
Absolutely gorgeous Roxy! Sorry I haven't been around lately, but I am back now for awhile, so I will try to catch up on your postings. Hope everything is going well for you now.
RJS
Oh, you are just the best when it comes to expressions! I, too, love that song and the sentiment it conveys. However, I know from experience just how painful it can be to follow that advice. In this image you have captured that love and pain on the character's face with gut-wrenching clarity. That makes this not just a pretty picture, but a work of art that conveys human emotion. And isn't that what all artists strive to do? Congratulations on another brilliant piece, Roxy. P.S. A nice use of that cute little Piccolo, too!