I am a developing artist working on improving my abilities to create beautiful digital landscape compositions. Without the help and suggestions of the many fellow artists in this community, it would be a long time before I reach the next level.
BIO
I am a retired procurement professional who has long had an interest in photography and painting; and, lately in computers and photorealistic natural landscapes. I hope to become more proficient and perfect my abilities to produce acceptable work. My experience in art started at a very early age when I would spend many hours sketching and painting. I had instruction at The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. I did some freelance work for Flying Models, Model Airplane News and Top Flite Models creating plans and illustrative construction sequences for magazines and kit models. I had spent more than 20 years designing, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes...a very rewarding hobby for me. During the 1970s, I spent 11 years in the hobby of "bonsai"; the Japanese art of miniature trees. In my first 7 tree entry in a contest, all 7 trees were awarded ribbons in various categories. Japanese landscaping became a passion for me where I completed a 3 year project creating a Japanese landscape around my home in Oak Forest, Illinois. I also did this work for several other people in our community. In 1987 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I currently make my home. The love of the American southwest and all its beauty is where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. Now that we have computers, digital cameras; and, Terragen; I'll have enough to do for a long, long time.
Comments (22)
kagemusha77
What a lovely image, great atmosphere, I absolutely love owls!
ariz
WOW Robert, WOW. Great title and well beyond the norm for this site. You get any better they will be singing songs about you.!
PatGoltz
Beautiful! Great composition, idea, well done, very dramatic.
carlx
Excellent composition, Bob!!!
fotomaster03
Красиво!+++
peedy
Stunning image! Gorgeous effects in the sky! Corrie
fredric_lpn
Rich idée! The moon appears to be before the cloud!
artgum
Gorgeous Bob!
Danny_G
Great image
stbc
Magnificent! Perfection.
Orinoor
Very nice, wow!
rachris480907
Awesome, just plain and simple and decidely AWESOME! Wonderful job!
TerraCr8tor
WOW nice job done
Thelby
The illumination of the sky and Moon in this is really Beautiful! The owl looks a little hungery, though. Perhaps a mouse or snake would quench that appetite!!
npauling
A super night time scene you have created here. I like how the moon is glowing.
meatpuppet76
well done
X-PaX
Excellent work. Well done.
Badsue
Wow Bob, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love these big-moon-images anyway, but this one is special! The dead conifer is a fantastic model, works great here. And the snowy owl is the star.
Rich2
Though the owl seems a tad statuesque (dang models - that's as good as it gets I suppose), I like this moody composition. Good work with image-mapping the moon, too! I got to learn how to do that.
masonspappy
This is one of the better images I've seen utilizing a real moon image with terragen
twistednoodle
Speechless
sossy
magic composed and a fantastic mood! looks like the owl is waiting for a miracle! ;o)