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 (20)
Faemike55
Very cool photo love the B&W feel
plasmid
Wow, this really, really sharp Roxie!
ronmolina
Love it!
bebopdlx
Cool photo work.
MineFujiko
Another cool capture, Roxy-sensei!
barryjeffer
I like old tractors.. great in b/w
whaleman
Cool shot! Tranquility to me!
magnus073
This really is a very cool capture of a true classic, Roxie.
RaykesPictures
Well done!
photosynthesis
I prefer your color tractor shots, but this one works too - the high contrast creates very appealing reflections off the shiny metal...
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!
alanwilliams
primed and ready for action
West_coaster07
Nicely done!!
shingleboot
Nice contrast with the sky
Cyve
Fabulous shot and great picture !
RodS
A beautiful B&W shot of these Deeres, Roxy! This belongs in a gallery - I mean a brick-and-mortar one where beautiful art is displayed. This really is gorgeous! I'm pretty sure Deere still uses that tagline..
bmac62
I am all for a good contrasty black and white now and then. I can't believe I am saying this but color can get a little boring. This is an excellent change of pace.
3dpoetry
Amazing photography
netot
Great contrast, I love the look of the Deeres and the clouds!
giulband
Great shot!! Well done and great choose the B&W to give more evidence to the strong of that iron machines!