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 (14)
giulband
Absolute fractal work great dedication for a great person
farmerC
Prachtig werk Mies.
kepp
superb piece lovely work
VDH
Een complex ontwerp prachtig ingekleurd !!
Glendaw
What a awesome moving,lively and happy card for Mark. The sense of separation is lost for a moment as you celebrate this joyous occasion.
anahata.c
This is amazing, Jacomina. I can see the tulip, but you transformed it into a swirling galaxy, with sensuous rivers and brocades and gold and sunlight, etc. Everything swirls out of the tulip. Your background is like a deep sea, and all those lines and fractal-patterns are like deep-sea creatures swirling in the water. This is "essential Jacomina," it's intense, organic, shining, deep, very musical, and filled with inter-weaving forms. And your fractal patterns really look like brocade, or like an old treasured tapestry. (And I can see Bach in there too---not a surprise. It's all counterpoint.) Thank you so much: It jumps off the screen and into our eyes (no social distance!). It's gorgeous, Jacomina, I'm very grateful. (And I see it full size too---it's like a huge tapestry, gilded with gold and sunlight.)
Thank you for your beautiful words, and for using a Dutch Tulip (virus free) to join our countries and traditions. I appreciate everything you wrote---we got to share a birthday, even over long distance! I got a small cold last week---nothing serious, but it slowed me down (so I don't get the virus). Please know I'll be back to your gallery very soon, to sit with more of your beautiful imagery (including your beautiful dedi for Katherine). Thank you for this beautiful gift, Jacomina, and I wish you all the health you can get, and same to Karel. It was very kind of you to do this when you're dealing with your own health (beyond the virus). Goede gezondheid, though I wanted to say "the very best" instead of "goede". Many thanks, Jacomina, w/ love and lots of strength. Stay well!
bugsnouveau
Wonderful art, Happy Birthday, Mark
magnus073
Mies, this is a marvelous birthday dedi for Mark
helanker
What a gorgeous Piece you made for Mark. Love the golden and happy colors. Happy Birthday Mark :)
blondeblurr
It's about time, I pull myself together, meaning to make an effort, to show up here at Renderosity Galleries, where my friends are and which I have known for so long... and today it's a special day, for Jacomina & Mark !!!
What a striking dedication you have created here Jacomina, for our mutual friend MARK, it's his Birthday anniversary [the 21st] and it's all pure gold, WOW - you are a very generous woman Jacominchen, LOL... and a bit of humour doesn't go astray either, right ? and you know exactly the right amount of bright light to shine on this fractal, to make it come alive!
CONGRATULATION to both of you, well done! Good Cheers Brigitte
Badsue
Was für ein wunderschönes Bild, Mies! In mehr als 2 Jahren Abwesenheit habe ich Deine Kunstwerke sehr vermisst, aber wie ich sehe, hast Du inzwischen nichts verlernt! ;-) Ich hoffe, Du und Karel seid beide gesund!
dragonmuse
Really beautiful :) Wonderful tribute for a special person :)
A_Sunbeam
Splendid
Koala44
Very nice work,