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 (19)
FaeMoon
It looks rough indeed, but I love the textures. I would have thought there would be more snow, but maybe on the hillside it blows away?
RodS
This landscape certainly has a primordial feel to it - almost alien, in fact. I wouldn't want to have to spend a winter's night here, but it is beautiful. A great capture, Roxy - you've really brought out its desolate beauty.
eekdog
does look like rough landscape, Roxy. really enjoy your photo series of things. trees are similar in our garden of the gods area. i have a photo i took 35 + years ago of a view and went back about 9 year ago and took the shot from same place, there was a tree growing out of the rock area, had not grown more then a few inches it seemed.
magnus073
Wow Roxie, this really is an amazing capture you shared with us today. This is a lot like the trees in my area looked after the ice storm we had a few years back.
rhol_figament
Life finds a way even in the harshest environments, don't forget to send us a photo the next time you're on Europa... :)
Tracesl
excellent
Faemike55
the question is then - is it survival or living? Great capture of this area and its denizens!
mtdana
I love this type of terrain – I would expect to see lodgepole at high altitude. It looks like it recently got dusted with snow!
brewgirlca
Lodgepole Pines were on the other side of the ridge, also forming pure stands. And just above this bowl the whitebark pines took over.
bebopdlx
Excellent photography. Outstanding textures.
crender
Fantastic !
RaykesPictures
Great work to show textures and colors. Love it!
3dpoetry
Fantastic
Ash888
Thats a good shot! I can quite relate to the feeling of awe such places inspire and make a person feel their small size in relation to nature again.
shingleboot
Reminds me of some of the places I use to hike. Beautiful scene.
drifterlee
Very pretty shot!
dragonmuse
Beautiful capture.
photosynthesis
Rough textures indeed, though the whiteness of the snow provides somewhat of a counter balance. Fine shot...
BellaDark
Gorgeous textures in this one, I have to agree. And there is such a real sense of loneliness too about this shot. You've not only captured the beauty of the natural setting but a great spirit about it too. Beautiful! :)
poet001
What a beautifully taken shot this is Roxie. You are so artistic at what you do! Great work and a 5++++++++ Fav!!!