kjer stands for "Kansas Jeremy." Yahoo screwed up things and added the rest. My good grrrl's name is "Julie Jane Russell Because She Ain't No Jack" but we just call her Julie and a host of nicknames (Mz. Demeanor, Land Shark, God Damn it!, etc.) BIO Born in North Dakota, learned to talk in Texas, early elementary years in southern Michigan near Lake Huron, brief time in Miami Beach (during WWII), back to Michigan. Parents divorced and we moved back to northcentral Kansas, which became my adopted home (although folks were 4th or 5th generation Kansans). At 18, joined USAF and served a year in Korea (after the cease-fire) and two in southern Japan; however, the only foreign country I served in was pre-Civil Rights movement Gulf Coast Mississippi! :) My Air Force job was control tower operator, then later worked in headquarters administration. Returned to Kansas, got married to wife number 1 and got a college degree (or two plus) and taught public school (8th Grade English) for 4 years. Adopted two mixed-race children (girl and boy). Spent a year ill and unemployed then began working for 25 years with mentally and multiply challenged folks in State institutions. Divorced after 25 years (amicably), endured 4 years of bachelorhood, then married wife Number 2. (Both fine women, by the way.) Retired for five years then got a part-time college instructor position, teaching Freshmen how to write at the college level for another five years, then retired a second time. Still with wife No. 2.
My first identity was as an artist. Later, also became a writer. Wrote about about nine multi-volumed science-fantasy novel manuscripts. Was given very encouraging rejections by editiors, but just never seemed to be what met their publishing needs. Gave up art (pastel pencils and fine-line ink drawings, mostly) for about 10 years due to operations on wrists that messed up coordination in fingers and created involuntary releases of my grasp. (It's very discouraging to spent 40 hours on a fine-line ink drawing only to drop the pen on it in the last hour or two.) Finally decided that avenue of expression was no longer viable for me and concentrated by creative efforts into writing. Then, about four years ago, I discovered the worlds of Bryce, Poser, and Vue and have been able to go back to my first love; art.
My association with Renderosity has been wonderful. In my gallery I get to combine both my creative loves: writing and art. I appreciate very much the responses and comments of viewers and thank those special few who keep comming back to my gallery. Interests in no particular order: 3D Graphic arts, writing (poetry and novels), photography, science-fiction and fantasy, science in general, astronomy (especially Mars and extra solar planets), ecology.
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Comments (15)
geirla
Happy New Year! May this one be better all around. Excellent underwater image. Great looking school of fish!
shayhurs
Agreed and Happy New Year!
Faemike55
Wonderful image, Jeremy and quite appropriate, all things considered Happy New year to you and your family
Schnuck
Happy New Year!!! Fine work!!!
emmecielle
We all hope that 2011 is a better year than the past! Excellent work! :)
grafikeer
That school of fish is amazing,and the overall scene well done.If I had to crit,I would say the wreck should look encrusted with barnacles etc. due to the length of time underwater...but that in no way takes away from the image! Hope you have a better New Year my friend!
mininessie
nice scene Jeremy!
Spacer_01
Very lovely underwater scene! Caustics, fishes, an ancient shipwreck , reefs :) Something one could expect to see when flipping open a National Geographic Magazine. Here's wishing you and your family all the best for 2011 ;)
NefariousDrO
I agree, that school of fish looks fantastic! I'm also glad to be rid of 2010, and hope that 2011 will be better for everyone, you included!
ragouc
Very good light and scene.
tcombs
Oh yes! I love the lighting.
Eldeago
Nicely done. Under water images is something I need more practice on lol
neiwil
Nothing wrong with tradition, ours is no matter were we go, we're home by Midnight to let the New Year in. I'll join the prayer for better times all round for ALL of us. Great underwater scene and very topical (or should that be 'tropical'). A goal for me for 2011, a descent underwater render, I've never managed it yet. Happy New Year Jeremy, may your dreams become reality, and reality go like a dream.
waldodessa
Excellent work Jeremy!
mermaid
Last year hasn't been mine too and it left with some bad stuff and the very and to keep me struggling into the new year too, so I know what you mean and beeing with your friends and just having a relaxed time is the best you can do. My hubbie and me were in no mood to go out and so we stayed just the two of us for this evening and not celebrating at all, which is just as well too. An how very right you are, hope and humor are the cure :)