Welcome to my little corner of Renderosity. I am interested in many things besides art, for example, languages. I read 15 languages, and I have 140 languages on my web site. I don't really write other languages, though, so don't be surprised if I leave a broken comment for you. :) Please feel free to leave me a comment in another language, too.
Prints of my art can be purchased at deviantARTBIOThese days, my entire life is gathered around art in some form or another. I have a bachelor's degree in art, which I chose so I wouldn't have to sit in a classroom all day listening to people talk. :) I got very serious about art after the last of our seven children left home. Prior to that, I was busy homeschooling them. Besides visual arts, I love to make music. I play piano, organ, recorder (a wooden instrument somewhat like a flute), and classical guitar, and I sing. In the past, I have also played gamelan (a gamelan orchestra consists of sets of tuned metal gongs and bells with a couple of drums, and originated in Asia in places like Bali), I rehearsed for awhile with the local balalaika orchestra, playing autoharp, and I have studied with Xochimoki, a Latin American native musical group. In addition to music, I practice the martial art of taekwondo. I have a second degree black belt. Concrete art for me includes pottery (I sometimes design my own glazes, and I especially love raku), a little bit of sculpture, needlepoint (I use fancy yarns and stitches and sometimes invent my own), macrame, circular weaving, and I draw in color pencil. I also like to design artistic web sites. I have a passion for photography, and I am slowly working my way through scenic sites in Arizona and neighboring states. In digital art, I make art in Terragen, Bryce, Vue d'Esprit, Ultrafractal, Xenodream, and Apophysis. I am trying to learn Mojoworld. In addition to my sponsor site, you can see more of my art at my professional site: Extraplicity. Prints of many of my images are available at deviantART.
Spiritually, I am an heiress to the wonderful doctrinal legacy of Martin Luther, and a joint heiress with Christ. Soli Deo Gloria.
Comments (10)
whaleman
Good shot! They are very difficult to shoot, especially if you are not already set up for one.
PatGoltz
I rarely carry a tripod. I point and shoot. Of course, I make adjustments as I do, such as exposure and focus (most of my bird shots are hand focused). So no, I'm not set up for one, although this time he sat on the branch for quite awhile, so I took a number of shots. I choose the best. Thank you!
ariz
Very good , been a long time since I have seen one of them.
SunriseGirl
Great capture...I love the little crest on his head.
ronmolina
Nice capture!
jayfar
A very nice capture - the eye has it.
Rob2753
A striking bird, I love the red eye too and for once this wasn't the camera :) well captured Pat
Hubert
Great capture. It obviously likes thorny twigs.
PatGoltz
They like to sit up high, where they can see what is going on. This was a very TALL thorny twig. :)
jocko500
real cool
Cyve
WOW... Just FABULOUS !!!
e-brink
A very nice shot! Wonderful composition.