Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
Comments (37)
mininessie
oh...this is so beautiful! my best wishes for you ...hope you feel better soon!! hugs! Ines
greyone
Wow Mies! I already knew you are an expert fractal artist and fantastic photographer, but now i see you are obviously an extremely talanted painter as well. This oil painting is beautiful. Thank you so mush for sharing it with us. Any time you have to be on antibiotics you are always at risk for fungla infections, unfortunatly when the antibiotic kills off the bacteria that was making you sick, it also is killing off many of the good bacteria we all have that are protecting us from fungal infections. That is why if you need antibiotics it is a good idea to eat yogurt, it can help replace some of the healthy bacteria the medication is killing and avoid the fungal problems. Hope you are feeling better soon, get some rest and don't overdo it. Wow Mies! Ik wist al dat u bent een expert fractal kunstenaar en fantastische foto graaf, maar nu zie ik u zijn uiteraard een bui ten gewoon talanted schilder als goed. Deze olieverf schilderij is mooi. Dank u zo brij voor het delen met ons. Elke keer dat u op anti bio tica u altijd op risico voor fungla infecties bent, jammer genoeg wanneer het antibioticum doodt de bacteriën die was het maken je ziek van, het ook is het doden van veel van de goede bacteriën die we allemaal hebben die ons tegen schimmelinfecties beschermen. Daarom moet u anti bio tica is een goed idee om te eten van yoghurt, het kan helpen enkele van de gezonde bacteriën die is het doden van de medicatie te vervangen en de schimmel problemen te voorkomen. Hope u gevoel beter snel, worden sommige verpozing en overdrijf het niet.
Richardphotos
excellent work.post some more!
Juliette.Gribnau
mooi werk !! schilder je nog, of niet meer ?
magnus073
Mies, this is such a wonderful paiting and I'm so glad you shared it with us and hope you have more to share soon.
durleybeachbum
Normal? Mmmmm. That would be so boring, Mies! No artists are normal. I like this very much, and I can see the close similarity with Jeff's photo!
Jennyfnf
Sound advice from Jim. You are an exceptional Artist in every way Mies. I am just so sad to know that you have the torment of so many horrid ailments and pains to contend with. If the people at Maatricht are looking for your personality - refer them to me or any of us at Rendo. You'll do for me:-))
claude19
Sorry...but this picture is a "Van Gogh" ! wonderful 2D creation ! SPLENDID.
clbsmiley
This is wonderful!! so well done. Can I go take a nap there?
DananJaya_Chef
Wonderful work, well done. 5*
jayfar
This is absolutely wonderful Mies, I am falling in love with you more and more everyday. I love your courage in the face of your ailments. Thankyou for your kind words and as regards to my humour, it is not intended to hurt anyone, I just hope to put a smile on our friends faces. Sincere thoughts, Jeff.
myrrhluz
An oil painting of yours! What a wonderful way to start my morning! Beautiful landscape! Wonderful composition, detail, and atmosphere. I'd love to step in and take a stroll. I hope your infection is cleared up soon. I agree with Andrea on the normal bit. Big hugs to you, dear Mies.
Faemike55
beautiful work, Mies
tennesseecowgirl
What talent you have. Lovely work. A friend of mine has just asked to paint one of my barns as a gift for my sister, so I am thrilled.
annie5
Great result on this landscape! Thanks for sharing, Mies :)
kbrog
Beautiful work on this painting! :)
mariogiannecchini
Excellent work , Mies !Very beautiful image !
emmecielle
You have a lot of talent also in painting! Brava! :) Being normal? What a bore! ;)
flavia49
wonderful
aksirp
wonderful art work!!
LindaMcC
Oh Mies, I do love this. Such a beautiful painting, and your work is very impressive. it wouldn't be normal for you to be normal..would it :-? I do hope you will be feeling much better, my friend.
farmerC
Prachtig werk met fijne kleuren.
flora-crassella
a fantastic work of art!!!!!!!!
jocko500
a wonderful painting you did here
jmb007
superbe travail!!!
sandra46
WONDERFUL PAINTING! I LIKE IT VERY MUCH!
npauling
It is amazing at how like Jeff's photo this is. It is a very beautiful painting, you have a real talent. I hope those infections clear up soon and I hope the tests show what a great person you are.
Abysimus
I just love your paintings, Mies! As I have mentioned before your Owls are just awesome. The color in today's offering is gorgeous. The central tree is just grand. The idyllic countryside is lovely. One thing I find particularly impressive is that you had to paint each one of the stones in the walls individually. What patience! These sound like trying times for you. I hope you rise out of them soon. Godspeed! ~Stan~
wannes
Beautiful work!!
blondeblurr
We all agree on that one, Jeff's landscape and your own art are soooo similar, I cannot believe it ? Maybe you can make a tape-recording of this visit and play it in future back to them ... that would save a lot of mucking around ! very special painting, Jacomina BB