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 (21)
eekdog
would have enjoyed eating one back in the day, cool find and shot, reminds me of the shroom in the film with Led Zep..
Faemike55
ain't that the case? Great capture of this deadly beauty; though based on readings that I've come across, not as deadly as some would like to claim...
brewgirlca
You are totally correct Mike. The poisnenous nature of Fly Agaric is apparently vastly over stated. Probably as an attempt by moralists to stop people from consuming them for their hallucenogenic properties.
RodS Online Now!
So all you have to do is find someone wandering around mumbling about all the 'pretty colors...' :-P Speaking of which.. You have captured some lovely fall colors here, Roxy. The wonderful muted colors of the leaves are the perfect accompaniment to this colorful little fungus. Superb composition, my friend!
Tracesl
excellent
whaleman
Lovely colors in your photo!
blinkings
What a lovely 'fun guy'!
photosynthesis
A beautiful shroom & the variety of colors in the leaves that surround it is impressive too...
hilmarion
Excellent composition
Mondwin
Splendid capture my dear!!!Bravissima!!!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma.Happy New Year to You!!
auntietk
Wonderful colors and composition. Beautifully done!
3dpoetry
Amazing photography
amirapsp
Great work. Happy New Year my friend...Hugs
magnus073
Nice work on this cool and colorful capture, Roxie.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!!!!!!
Cyve
Great capture my friend.
adorety
Very nice and clear shot. Great detail. I like how the 'shroom is nestled in the leaves. We were talking about these on New Year's Eve. It has been a long time.
RaykesPictures
Subject, compo and colors , i just like it!!!
JuliSonne
A "heavenly" mushroom. But looks like painted. Beautiful in color, shape and mottle. And good nestled in the leaves.
FaeMoon
What a gorgeous little 'shroom. I can believe that people were overstating the danger to keep people from eating them as a hallucinogen. Seems like we have a history of overstating the dangers of things like that to moralize in this country. Great capture!
Celart
Great shot. Absolutely zoom in to appreciate the crispy texture of foliage. Nicely done
chaylastorm
Beautiful little toadstool. I had always thought that these were just in story books until I saw them growing in New Zealand... though I don't know if they had the same properties.. I never heard of anyone over there using them.