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.
Comments (18)
MNArtist
Wow. Great modeling and beautiful render
wotan
Looks realistic. I like the pastel color tones!
kelvinhughes
excellent Ken well done
PointLady
Looks so good, well done. Jan
Kerya
Real - simply real. I wished I could get Vue grass to look like that!
fallen21
Beautiful place.
Brian S.
Very nice!
Winther
Very nice render, nice model :)
Bossie_Boots
Beautiful scene !!
Flint_Hawk
WOW! Impressive! Wonderful atmosphere & scene!
Cosme..D..Churruca
superb scene! beautifully crafted.
gillbrooks
Beautiful scene
Rhanagaz
Very realistic look! Wonderful scene and work! :o)
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent scene and render!
cwrw
Really lovely image! And of course awesome modeling as always. Congrats on your new pack and thanks so much for all of the marvelous updating you've done on your Songbird packs! The realism you have brought to your new products and updates is incredible.
Digital_Mischief
I do miss seeing the mission like structures in Calif. Lovely model.
bigbraader
Looking good, great atmosphere.
katibabi
This is an awesome scene. I love it