Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
Comments (26)
VDH
Dit is een prachtige fractal, heel mooi design en oogstrelende kleuren!!
Freethinker56
This is an image of class and beauty great dedi for your friend
Happy Birthday Lucinda 
farmerC
Exellent werk Mies.
beachsidelegs
What a beautiful gift a stunning image my friend :)
claude19
splendid image of first class ! splendid and friendly dedication ! excellent Apo !!!
Faemike55
Delightful work and dedication to Lucinda
Glendaw
Wow looks like a group of faries dancing around in their beautiful playground.
What a gorgeous fun, delightful and spirited looking scene.
The colors and lighting are very attractive, great job Mies.
This is a beautiful B/D dedi for your friend.
kgb224
Wonderful work and dedication Mies. Happy birthday Lucinda. God bless.
kepp
a real beauty super work
auntietk
I've been catching up and looking at your recent fractal work, which is ALL quite beautiful and moving! You have the best eye for this sort of thing, and you leave me reveling in thee beauty you create. This gift for Lucinda is marvelous. :)
npauling
A very beautiful fractal and a lovely birthday present for Lucinda. ☺
anaber
Very beautiful!! I love the light, the colors and the delicacy of the lines twirling and curling! I see fragility and strength in your piece, like dancers have to have... A true ballet in your gift for Lucinda and a great fractal work again. Happy Birthday Lucinda , i hope you had a very happy day:)!
g1tip
Amazing color !!! Outstanding work !!!
Richardphotos
marvelous flame art and gradients
prutzworks
mooi, Jacomine!
Juliette.Gribnau
mooi zacht en sierlijk
durleybeachbum
Fabulous! I see lots of fairies! Many Happy Returns, Lucinda!
anahata.c
Oh, it's more than a dance: It's a big carnival. Your forms swirl and dance around each other---and I can really see two dancers here: One on the right (with those big yellow swirls), and one on the left (with more orange swirls, and a yellow flourish in the middle). They're dancing in a circle, holding each other. And the rest of the image is your usual cosmic "spread", of organic forms and creatures---in deep space. And the bottom of the image is a big, pulsing, river: It pulses across the image with passion and beauty. Fractals are a total mystery to me, but your fractals always convey total organic "events" and journeys. This is a passionate dance, almost a Flamenco dance, done in front of a deep cosmos...with those deep olive greens and dark oranges. And you have wonderful yellows throughout, and blues and bright aqua hues as accents---it's gorgeous. And you know, I always though Lucinda would be a great fractal artist...Wonderful birthday gift, Jacomina. Happy Birthday, Lucinda, and many more! I hope your life is filled with 'events' like this one. From one great soul (Jacomina) to another (Lucinda). Beautiful!
(Jacomina: I'll be in your gallery soon, to do another long session on your work. I haven't forgotten! I'm just slow these days, I'm moving like a snail. And please don't worry about reading my stories: I know it's hard for you, many days. Just know that anytime you show up in my gallery, it's a blessing, and if you don't read my tales, I fully understand. What's important is that you're well as can be, and that you're enjoying the late spring, early summer.)
jeffy3ds
great art fractal!!
giulband
This is more than a simple dance it is the representation of all the music and dance in the universe. Great great artwork !!!
blondeblurr
Generally speaking, I concur with everybody's comment - because your fractals are always such a surprise, they are all different to look at and that is what it's all about. Everybody sees something different and has their own visions and interpretations of your creations. Certainly a lot of dancing movements, it may have happened all outdoors, I see grass and butterflies, even some dancers with flowers in their hair. Come to think of it, there are traces of the 70's 'Flower-Power'
era, how wonderful was that ? remember the Bell-bottom slacks and flowing scarf fashion ? and that is what I see and would be right up there LUCINDA's alley - I am sure she will love it, it's an irresistible and organic present Jacominchen, well done ! BB
SunriseGirl
I am way behind on commenting, so I just ditto what the others have said and thank you for sharing you talent.
chrisann
Beautiful!
ia-du-lin
very good work, like it
mininessie
another transporter to chilhood! ;D
myrrhluz
I love this dear Jacomina! There is such exuberance and joy of motion. As I was staring at it, breathing it in as it were, I noticed the lines at the bottom of the image. I thought of Fred Astaire and of his controlled motions going across a stage, all fluid and outlined against a light background. Then I looked up and saw the dance intensified. No longer one figure with clear and beautiful lines (I love Fred Astaire) but a multitude of figures, a carnival, as Mark said, of swirling skirts, and graceful bodies, dancing the joy and beauty of life. Swaying motions, gravity defying leaps, and breathless laughter are all here. Light has joined in and is among the dancers, first gracing one and then another with its touch. Songs went through my mind as I looked at your beautiful fractal.
"Shall we dance? On a bright cloud of music, shall we fly?"
"I could have danced all night, and still have begged for more." "Come drink the best of wine. Come link your hand in mine. Join in the dance of life. Come dance with me." "Even guys with two left feet come out all right if the girl is sweet. If by chance their cheeks should meet while dancing, proving that the best things happen when you dance." There is such beauty here! Vibrant colors, motion, and light. I look, and I am dancing on a cloud of music.. Thank you!