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 (20)
g1tip
I see him quite clearly ! ! ! Hopefully, he will shake up the China Shop ! ! ! Really impressive work ! ! !
kepp
excellent piece super title too
Glendaw
I see her too !
Very cute story and gorgeous looking elephant !
Your sense of humor has me in stitches.
Thanks for the laugh Mies, You really made my day !
XxOo
jmb007
pauvre magasin de porcelaine !!
iborg64
beautiful and interesting image excellent job
claude19
ALL is P E R F E C T !!! Brilliant work !!!
Faemike55
and unfortunately the whole world will be his china shop....
blondeblurr
I can also envisage an Elephant with a long and big trunk/trump-et ... LOL, well done Jacominchen
but I do not take sides with anyone, when it comes to that drama and all that theatrically ballyhoo, in regards to those famous or infamous politicians in the US of today ! - and therefore I can't agree or disagree with Faemike55 opinion: "and unfortunately the whole world will be his china shop"... [I am not 'sheeple'...
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...but then you have to ask yourself that question ? how can it be, that MORE THAN HALF of that nation voted for him ??? one could elaborate of course and say the same about 'her' in a china shop as well... I say, get over it, what's done is done and experience something else, so keep an open mind - don't fight it - embrace it, you might learn something new. LOL... it's not all gloom and doom...
kgb224
Outstanding work. God bless.
ArtistKimberly
Fantastic Work,
helanker
HAA! I see the elephant clearly. How clever of you to use the program so well. :) The words ... Giggle!!! :)
Juliette.Gribnau
hihi, mooi
durleybeachbum
More attractive in every way than the Donald.
Richardphotos
very special fractal of great beauty
farmerC
Je Olifant is weer van grote klasse,Mies.
X-PaX
Very nice work Jacomina. I like your Donald more than the original
ia-du-lin
Cooool! Agree with X-Pax.
chrisann
Excellent!
mininessie
anahata.c
Jacomina, I'm only here for a few comments in each gallery, this week. But I wanted to do more than a few for you, since I haven't been in your gallery in a while. (Well, I've been here---I just haven't commented in a while. I see everything you post, without fail...) I was going to end with your very recent image--which is gorgeous---but I chose to end with this instead, since America just dropped Trump on the world. I understand Brigitte's feelings, I really do (above). But since I live in America, and I know how much terrible damage Trump has done in America for years---and since I know our Congress, and how some of our politicians handle power---I have to say, Trump is a dangerous man. And we, in America, have to work hard to keep Trump from doing all he wants to do. Even Conservatives in America opposed Trump: We have to work hard to stop him from all the things he wants to do. I appreciate people who say, "give Trump a chance," but we also have to stop Trump from his "lower instincts". He's a very destructive man. And he did many terrible things in his life. So a lot of Americans are watching Trump very closely, so we don't let him "get away with mayhem". Certainly, we've had plenty of bulls in china shops, in American politics. But Trump is one of the worst. Let's pray he does good. But we must work to keep him from doing bad...
As for your image, it's wonderful. It's like a big, bloated undersea animal. Or a fractal elephant. I love your dark colors. And the size of the beast. And a very funny narrative. As art itself, this is a big undersea creature, with deep beautiful purples and greens. And I love the light in the back, behind the beast. Beautifully done, Jacomina. And let me wish you, once more, a beautiful holiday season, and I hope your Christmas was blessed, and I hope your new year will be blessed too. I'll let you know more about my life in a note. I'm getting over some illnesses. But my sister is recovering, and that's all-important. Thanks for your concern, as always. Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! I wish you a wonderful 2017, with as little pain as possible, and much joy.