From innocence, the teens, man hood, the joy of parenthood, success, and to reap all of life's rewards with retiring and becoming a proud Grandfather; I feel truly blessed! Sure, there were many unwanted moments along the way, many of which, time has not erased. Some so devastating that I am amazed I have survived. But, only one wish I have made, and only one wish has been granted, "to be Happy"! Delusional and in denial, maybe; But, I'm glad I did not wish "to be Miserable"! :)
BIO
Someone told me I'm 57 (Now 62)Â and single. Really? I have always been a child at heart. So it is easy to see why I prefer Faeries! I did not need Peter Pan to convince me to "Never grow up!". Unfortunately, that's not the way our species. So on the exterior, I had to. But, deep within, my child remained. I prefer to be positive, supporting the soft, sweet, and gentle. I paint the world in that light. I'm not blind to the horrors of the world, and I stay sharp to the perils that confront us all. I simply do not allow that to alter how I view the world. I believe "Everything is beautiful", "Lead by example", "Love thy fellow Man", and possibly the greatest truth of all, "You can be what ever you desire, as long as you believe and pursue". I have always love the arts in all categories! I have palyed the guitar for over 45 years and have written over 100 songs. I am a minstrel and enjoy sharing my gift of song. I have dabbled in the visual arts since childhood. I won 2nd place in a High School Architectural State wide contest, and wanted to pursue that field, but somehow got sidetracked. The Sixties! During my middle thirties, I renewed my interests in the Arts and studied most of the Master Artists of oil painting, but struggled with its application. It was during my profession as Programmer Analyst, that I was exposed to CAD systems and its use in design, and found the Media right for me. I started with TrueSpace and CorelDraw starting in the early 90's, but it was not until I retired that I was able to give Art the attention it requires! I truly enjoy Poser and Vue and started to work with these tools in earnest in 2002. But I owe my biggest inspiration and push to Renderosity and all the Artists herein, regardless of their skill levels and talents. This community provides a place for expression and a shared interest > The Love of Art! Thanks for taking the time to get to know me. I hope you enjoy my images. Hugs, Dennis :)
Comments (93)
mickeyrony
A welcome back my friend. A journey filled with great stories surely. Bravo and thanks mile for sharing ((5 + +)) Un bon retour mon ami . Un voyage grandiose surement rempli d'histoires . Bravo et mile mercis de partager((5++))
Sylvia
Ahh!! How ~Lovely~ Memories for the Heart... THANKS for sharing!!! :-}
Lorraine
too cool, beautiful country...looks like it was quite the adventure...
amanda_a42
Welcome back Dennis! it does look like you had a wonderful time and the photos are great!
ledwolorz
Beautiful photos.
BonBonish
Dennis, I am so happy to see your picture about your Family Reunion. Such a pleasure to see your Grandson! Hugs: Koty
three_grrr
It looks like you had a great time with family Dennis, and sounds like getting together with your old band was a gas! Glad you're back, safe and sound. Did you take pictures on your long drive to and from?
2Loose2Trek
After driving all that way, I can understand your feelings about flying next time. Superb collage and exposition. And may I wish you a belated welcome home!
JaneEden
What a wonderful collection of your trip here in your photography Dennis, how wonderful you had such a warming loveable time with them. So good to have you back, thanks for your visit to my gallery, I truly appreciate your support dear friend. Now for apologies ... so sorry I am so late commenting here, hugs Jane xx
Jay-el-Jay
I am glad that you had a good time on your vacation,but I am sure that it is good to be back home.Now you can rest up from your vacation.
ragouc
Cool
4udreamcatcher
Glad to hear you had a great reunion :O-)
akulla
welcome back.
GOLDILOCKSUK
Oh my word another one that calls himself an ole fart Stevie does that lol! You look like you had a great vacation you are lucky :) Cathy xoxoxo
SyberianFrost
Great photos
myrrhluz
Looks like a lot of fun! It's great to get together with family. Cute grandson, and beautiful capture of the mist on the lake!
M2A
Nice collage.
kasalin
Glad that you here again, my friend............. wonderful postcard like pic
aksirp
seems you had a great time! nice for you and family and its alway great to be back home and safe! well done collage!
Kyms_Cave
Looks and sounds like you had a great time...I will be looking forward to seeing this great country of ours soon I hope..selling the house..getting a caravan and running away..ya! hooo!!
CarolSassy
Sounds like you had a blast! Love all the pics! A long time ago I saw a jeep flip over when the person was running a Corvette Club sponsored autocross. Guess you don't have to worry about it in that environment though. Thanks for the peek! (:
Minaya
Great collage!
UteBigSmile
This is indeed a great collage dear Dennis, full of sweet memories and joy, reunions with the family which are far away, are always somehing special for us. I enjoy it, when visiting my daugther Severine, which lives in Luxembourg (I am here in Spain since 14 years (after Dianas death before 12 years, she was 23 years old, and was cilled in a car crash and my son steve before 4 years in that cruel train crash in Luxembourg on the french border, he was 35 years old and the conductor of the luxemburgish engine), so you can imagine how much I am suffering as being a mother)). Next year we will have our 25th anniversary of marriage ((René is my 3rd husand, the biological fathers of my kids are dead since a long time))and we will fly to Las Vegas visiting some good friends of us in the US. This would be a great and recomforting week, hug's Ute
DanB-Creations
Really super pictures!
Valentin
Excellent and very interested captures all combined in this wonderful collage!
awadissk
great images!
TallPockets
UPDATED:11-16-2010 BROTHER DENNIS: HELLO, my FRIEND in OUR LORD on this SUNDAY of HIS days! I had a 'dream' the other night. I saw a VISION. It was MAJESTIC beyond anything I had EVER seen before. It was a 'creation' of YOURS posted online. WINK. GOD bless! GOOD HEALTH. PEACE. "How ye treat the LEAST among US is ALSO how ye treat ME" TallPockets/brian.
jmb007
beau collage!
TwoPynts
Family is so important, I'm glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing these bits of it with us.
MarciaGomes
ESTOU FELIZ QUE VOCE TEVE MOMENTOS MARAVILHOSOS COM SUA FAMILIA DENNIS,PARECE QUE VOCE TEVE MUITA DIVERSÃO. MARAVILHOSAS FOTOS GRANDES MOMENTOS QUE GUARDAMOS PARA SEMPRE EM NOSSSAS MEMORIAS.++++++++++5