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 (26)
PatGoltz
Very effective. Looks just like an old run-down house in the middle of nowhere. Like a photograph.
ia-du-lin
wonderful scene, great landscape, like the plants and cloud shadows on the mountains
peedy
Gorgeous image. Great terrain. Fatastic clouds and lighting. Corrie
stboettcher
just great!
Dotthy
wonderful classical western scene Bob, excellent work!!!!!
Naoo
Nice! Very real!!!
TerraCr8tor
Awesome render. great depth.
fallen21
Fantastic landscaping!
KnightWolverine
No .....but I bet Elmer Fudd could.....lol.... This is Fantastic in Detail!!
carlx
Superb work and wild west mood!!!
Thelby
A Hunting we will go, a hunting we will go, huuuuuuuuu. I am hunting wabbit. Now where dat waskly wabbit!!!* Nice work on this. I especially like the distribution of the dry bushes, very natural!!!
starfire777
Excellent Terragen scene!!!
Orinoor
Really great landscape, I love the cactus.
LindaMcC
Outstanding composition and mood.
masonspappy
Very well done. Especially like the way you've strewn rocks around the landscape.
ariz
Really like this place, is it for sale? Very good detail, agree it's close to a photo.
X-PaX
Very realistic work. Well done.
claudia02
Klasse Bild ! Ein edialer Ort für sich eine Zeitlang zurückzuziehen und mal mit einfachsten Mittel eine Zeitlang leben.
artgum
The way those clouds are looking, he's going to get a gully-washer. The feel of the weathered buildings and the surfaces is perfectly timeless. Excellent scene Bob!
Rich2
No "bugs" unless you refer to the floating barrel cacti which is indigenous only to the region where I live in north Texas...
choronr
Rich, the shadow of Bugs' head is on the bunny's ears cactus on the lower right.
Ionel
Very beautiful work, my friend!
Badsue
What a beautiful scene, Bob. It speaks to me of lonelyness but also freedom. Great distribution of plants and stones, excellent work!
pclavett
Lovely composition Bob !
2121
love this
sossy
you created a fascinating mood by all the shadows and impressive clouds! interesting the lonly farmhouses! ;o)