January 2013
Been at this site five years now and have seen a lot of growth - both artistically and spiritually thanks to the many good friends I have met here. I work with Poserpro2012, photoshop CS6, PSPX2, Perfect Effects 3 and Photomatrix 4. I love working in the material room and continue to find lots of growth there. I also do a lot of postwork fixing, special affects, and framing, all for which photoshop is indispensible. I love doing postwork; no image is anywhere near complete without it.
In the last year or so I've added quite a bit of photography to my gallery. I started with a Nikon Coolpix 9100 point and shoot. It gives amazing quality and its small size makes it easy to pack around and just grab some shots as they come into my vision. I still use it for sneaky people shots but now I use a Nikon D5100 DSLR for my more serious keeper work. Had I known how all consuming my passion for photography would become I should have jumped to a D600 low end pro camera.In my gallery you will see mostly storylines based upon my own visions and versions of Mesopotamian Mythology, sprinkled with some Celtic works and an occasional pinup or two and quite a few special requests. I have long been a writer, though a terrible speller, and so most of my images come with a storyline or poem. No image seems complete to me without words to accompany them.In high school I trained in both the Sciences and Fine Arts but when I went to university I had to choose one or the other and so I went with the life sciences. Art dropped out of my life for a long time... though I never gave up my interest in archeology and mythology. I wound up with a graduate degree in the life sciences with majors in physical geography, ecology and evolutionary biology. My love of nature and a deep naturalistic spirituality eventually led me to the wikkan tradition.Some five and a half years ago I discovered poser after coming across some great 3-d art on the web and after some six months of stumble bum practice I joined this site.Doing this type of art has released many visions and stories that were locked up inside my soul for many ages. It has allowed me to explore the life and times of my primal spiritual ancestor, a girl also named Roxanne, who lived in the Sumerian regions. She whispers the stories of these classic legends in my mind and I create the images to go with them.My stories are mostly written as dialogue and they tend to be rather long. So grab a coffee, a tea or better yet a beer, kick back, relax and stay a while.I hope you enjoy your stay here.Hugs and blessed beRoxy
Comments (32)
barryjeffer
Spectacular view Roxy... Splendid.
SidheRoseGraphics
I love Bryce Canyon - a spectacular and really kind of magical place. Standing on the canyon rim and looking down is like looking at some huge, ancient abandoned city out of time and fable dusted in a light snow. Wonderful memories in this! Thanks for sharing, Roxy :)
Faemike55
Stunning view Roxy! Thank you for sharing
FaeMoon
Love the sepia vintage look here - I'm more of a wine drinker myself, but I like blue moon with oranges in it and some red beer like Killians and I love fruity ales. Strongbow is amazing!
blinkings
Yep the Mormon gods were smiling when they created Bryce!
zil2008
Spectacular view Roxy! Looks like a great place for fond memories.
magnus073
Thanks for sharing this stunning capture with us Roxy
renecyberdoc
fantastic i feel very small seeing this vast environment.
Bothellite
I zoomed and I still couldn't find the beer. Oh well, we can't blame Utah because the beauty would be there one way or the other. We feel lucky that it's all in the U.S.
Heitaikai
A very beautiful view. It looks like a very nice place to be.
odile
Wonderful vintage postwork! Superb, Roxy!
vitachick
Great effect!!
Tracesl
excellent
nitegrafix
Really impressive picture. Very beautiful ! Great work
3dpoetry
Stunning work
twelvemark21
Really loving these photos!!! (keep em' coming)
Ash888
Great shot! This look like from the 30s or 40s! Impressive formation as well!
photosynthesis
Bryce Canyon is spectacular & I really like the vintage look you've given this. Great work...
adorety
Great photo and very cool rock formations. My oldest brother went to Bryce a few years ago and I've regretted not going with him. He went there and Arches National Park. Luckily my other brother and I have at least visited Sedona and the Grand Canyon. I'll bet you have a lot of very cool photos from those trips. Thanks for sharing.
Sea_Dog
Well done - a superb shot and excellent postwork.
bmac62
Very nicely presented. Been there once in 1962...time to go back with a camera.
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot!
eekdog
beautiful place, view and capture Roxy.
angora
beautiful!!!
RodS
Definitely a location still on my bucket list..... If I ever get there, I'm sure I'll load up a 1TB drive with photos of this place.. I love the sepia tone - it seems to fit this region and formations. Super shot and postwork, Roxy! I heard rumors that there's a geocache with a cooler of beer buried under the third tree from the left.... wink
leroysquab
Damn, that is one beautiful shot! Great tone and style and those rock formations are too cool! Excellent!
adrie
Beautiful landscape capture Roxy, love the sepia colors.
nefertiabet
Excellent capture and place!!!
JaneEden
A very impressive sepia toned photo of the most beautiful countryside, hugs Jane xx
Rhanagaz
Great shot, Roxy!! Concerning a world without beer?? Scary...He, he, Rod!! :o)