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.
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Comments (42)
Juliette.Gribnau
fijne kleuren in deze fractal !
flora-crassella
fantastic work!!!!!!!!
carlx
Very beautiful composition, Mies!!!
greyone
Wow Mies, the colors you used here are wonderful. Great job. The poem is expressive too.
boristen
Wonderful fractal composition!
jayfar
Beautiful fratal Mies.
farmerC
Schitterende creatie.
emmecielle
Magnificent fractal, Mies! A great weekend to you too! :)
mgtcs
Spectacular image here, wonderful colors Mies, fascinating work!
mariogiannecchini
Splendid fractal , dear Mies !Great image !
Feliciti
wonderful composition :) mir gefallen die grĂ¼ntone sehr gut !! Danke auch dir!!
durleybeachbum
Terrific colours in this. I can see a seahorse on the left!
magnus073
This is a lovely and expressive image, always enjoy your art Mies
Bossie_Boots
Wow incredible !!
myrrhluz
When I first saw your image I thought of a deep sea exploring vessel entering a portal, perhaps returning to its mother ship, and I thought that would be fun. Now I see a ball about to be gobbled by a huge fish, and I think I'm happy were I am. :) Gorgeous image! Wonderful color, patterns, and light. I love the patterns and light on the ball and the way the opening looks concave. Beautifully fine tracery patterns throughout the image. Wonderful textures and design.
Faemike55
Very cool work it does look like an undersea scene
fallen21
Wonderful fractal work!
kbrog
Wonderful combinations of colors in this delightful fractal story! :)
sandra46
TERRIFIC COMPOSITION
blondeblurr
Waiter! - there is this a big Manta-Ray in my soup ... staring at me, LOL a very interesting underwater scene, Jacomina King Neptune would be proud of you and so am I ! Take care, BB
CarolSassy
Looks fishy to me! lol q-: Lovely colors 'n' details! Very nice work! (:
npauling
A very beautiful fractal with super colouring. I can see the ball saying hello to one of those lovely jellyfish you find in tropical waters.
Abysimus
I get a sense here, Mies, of one of those very strange fish that live in the ocean depths. The ones that seem to be all mouth and fangs and very little body. I would say that the ball is in for the big gulp. It seems no cause for concern, however, because the ball does not look very digestible to me. I expect it will pass out the other end with no harm done. Great and imaginative work, as always!
Richardphotos
gives me an idea of an under sea scene.beautiful
wannes
Beautiful work, well done!
peedy
Beautiful image and colors. Corrie
Talfrac
Lovely!
helanker
It looks so beautiful and I love the green colors and the depth in this is excellent.
ia-du-lin
wonderful colored fractal work
bobrgallegos
Wonderful fractal Mies!!! Awesome colors,lighting and textures. Pierced jewelry makes eye dance all over image.