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 (23)
Faemike55
WOW! great capture and effects! and most interesting plants, and how will they fit in with your stories? Hmmmm? I can see Ishtar using the the Bog Rosemary to subdue one of the enemy
SidheRoseGraphics
I guess those are flowers you don't want to steal! I hope you were zoomed in Roxy. Wonderful dof on this and beautiful colors in this shot. Nice one!
odile
Excellent capture,Roxy!
0rest4wicked
This garden also has a lovely view in the distance.
vyktohria
WOW! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL capture!
Finnerman
Looks amazing !!!
Ash888
Ah beautiful! I love the "plant-warriours" :-) If I didn´t have cats I´d consider growing more than my nightshade ladys on my balcony as well. Oh well one thing or the other I guess.
vitachick
Excellant! Like the blurred background and the brillant focus and on the plants! Well done :)
twelvemark21
Beautifully intense and vivid colors... stunning capture!!
3dpoetry
Stunning capture
magnus073
Fantastic capture Roxie, I had no idea they were that deadly
JohnDelaquiox
Outstanding!
ladiesmen
Looks great Roxy. You already playing with PS6? Has some very cool options
nitegrafix
Fantastic work. Thanks for sharing...
nefertiabet
Wonderful capture Roxy and interesting words!!!
Blush
Awesome capture Love all the color Even off in the distance... Yep I can see a story with these plants...:) A fav with me......... Hugs Susan~
drifterlee
Very beautiful. I love the mountains in the distance!
Tracesl
excellent
adorety
Really nice photo and interesting info on the Bog Rosemary. Sound like a plant one would not want to have around the house. I remember pitcher plants from elementary school along with sundews and of course venus flytraps. Our sixth grade class had some venus flytraps for a little while, but they just didn't survive. Thanks for sharing and nice treatment to the photo.
FaeMoon
Your friend is quite the gardener and quite brave with the bog rosemary there. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this deck garden through your camera. I love the DOF effect and it's so nicely framed in the shot.
bobrgallegos
Great DOF and detail of these beautys!!
Rhanagaz
Great shot!! Killer plants!!.. :o]
RodS
This is so beautifully composed, Roxy! I love those pitcher plants, but I'll definitely pass on sampling the aroma of the bog rosemary...