As an artist, I do four things; Oils on Canvas (Social Commentary), Drawings of National Parks, Photography of Birds and California Native Plants and 2D/3D Digital.
Since most here will be interest in digital work, I'll talk about that. I started in the digital world with a TI-99/4a computer in the early 1980's and immediately started creating art and animation with a very limited graphic range in hexadecimal code (16 colors, 256 shapes). I eventually became a published artist for Asgard Software and a year later when out on my own to form “Notung Software” which became on of the most popular TI Software companies. In 2010, I was inducted in the TI-99/4a Hall of Fame.
After making my switch to the PC, I started with Sketcher (the precursor to Painter) and even owned Fractal Design's "Poser 1". I didn't start seriously playing with Poser until Version 3 came around. With the advent of Poser 4, I began by creating textures and started a career as a digital artist, selling my work through Zygote, Vista, DAZ3D, Hivewire3D and Renderosity.
I really didn’t find my nitch in the 3D world until I partnered with BL Render to do the Songbird ReMix Series in 2003. The following year, I came into my own blending my love and knowledge of birds with a strong environmental theme "Threatened, Endangered, Extinct". That set, designed specifically to raise awareness about threatened species and why they're going extinct, became a template for all my work.
Since then I’ve steadily worked on improving my skills with Painter and Modo, and of course, producing more 3D birds and other flora and fauna with a strong environmental message. Today, the Songbird Remix birds have appeared in films such as ”I am Legend”, in Audubon literature and advertising, Duncraft (bird product & seed) advertising, in the museum presentations (such as the National Wildlife Research Center of Saudi Arabia) and even billboards and bus benches for the Omaha Reads promotions.
Besides being a Renderosity Vendor, I work at home as a freelance artist/photographer and also volunteer/lecture at the Theodore Payne Foundation (a Foundation that focuses a native plant awareness) and at Audubon California.
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Comments (14)
eekdog
your style is quite amazing, beautiful job. i enjoyed what i've seen in 2010, looking forward to 2011. happy new year / steve
kelvinhughes
excellent Ken well done
Rhanagaz
Great work! ;o)
goldie
lovely! delightful little fellas...glad to hear at least one bird species is doing well...one would think with such a large population that the males wouldn't have so much trouble finding a mate without resorting to this destructive behavior...
PointLady
Another creative idea for showcasing your birds. This one looks great. Happy New Year to you and your family. Jan
Kerya
So lovely!
JuliSonne
Hitchcock`s "The bird". Wonderful remake!! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
TooL_PePe
Excellent work!!! Happy New Year!
Flint_Hawk
Outstanding model! Happy New Year to you!
drifterlee
Beautiful!!!!!!
njb2000
Lovely scene with your great birds!
aerrynn
Excellent image!
ragouc
Very good and detailed composition.
cwrw
Great image- I love these guys. We have a family that nests in our barn every year (there are actually about 5 nests they've built over the years) and we love watching them grow and testing their wings out. We always nickname them after characters from "Top Gun":) This year's "class" was Maverick, Goose, Cougar, Iceman, and always hiding in the back, Hollywood.:) ... "Mav!... barn cat at 12 o'clock! Evade! Evade!" :-)