Retired professional full-time portrait artist and engineer (degrees in mathematics, engineering and photography... go figure).
If you read bios, and sometimes revisit them, you'll know in 2018 I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Then, in 2020, a new neurologist (because I moved across country) diagnosed me as having Parkinson's. Then, after some serious issues with jerking movements, she sent me to a movement specialist, and NOW this new neurologist who specializes in movement disorders has said I don't have MG, MS, ALS, Parkinson's, or any other host of neuromuscular diseases. She classified the movements as non-essential tremors, and said, "My hardware is over loading my software." That's the 2022 diagnosis.
2023 Update - It turns out that I have a half-dozen discs in my spine that are collapsing. Thus, Degenerative Disc Disease, or DDD for short. I never knew that DDD could cause tremors (well, the pain causes them) and stuff like that. Now I go to physical therapy 4 days a week to hopefully avoid spinal surgery.
I've got high hopes and remain positive.
I started doing 3D renders in DAZ and Poser started when I first became sick at the start of 2018. It is a distraction from my symptoms, and I'm not under any pressure or deadlines to get things done. Even this is difficult on some days, but I can always stop temporarily to get some rest. In July, 2020, my wife and I moved across country to be closer to children and grandchildren.
If I'm not cooking or preparing for a meal, I'm rendering. Art and food are my passions.
I used to enjoy travel, bicycling, cooking (which I can still do in short bursts), photography (again, in short bursts), hiking and painting (which I now do digitally). I'm determined to do something with my time even if my strength is greatly limited.
Just prior to getting sick I drove ALL of Route 66. I've been using some of the photos from that trip and adding 3D characters to them. You can see them in my Route 66 gallery here on Renderosity. You can actually follow the story at Route66Photographers.com. It's a fictional story about my travels with a rambunctious young lady named Charly.
My wife is my biggest supporter. She helps me come up with ideas to render and paint.
Brent's Rules to Live By...
1) Everyone can teach you something regardless of age or education.
2) When you're down, a child's smile will always lift you up.
3) Keep God's commandments, as best you can, but when you can't, repent quickly.
4) Read your scriptures daily, but pray all the time.
5) Love everyone, but don't expect anything from them in return.
Artist of the Month - December, 2021
https://www.renderosity.com/article/24824/interview-with-december-2021-artist-of-the-month-dbwalton
Comments (3)
Saby55
It's absolutely Fabulous ... Fantastic character ,very great pose and render 👍🙋♂️
jdwtrxk
Nice - the roadster asset is pretty good. Think there's a naughty pose election somewhere. i remember years ago a young lady had a similar issue with a Jaguar Series 2 E-type Coupe. She sat in the passenger's seat, brushing her hair with her legs splayed, her charms exposed for all to see. Of course she was noticed. An friend with a near identical car commented that there was no way for a lady to exit an E in a short skirt with any measure of dignity. i replied that it was a matter of perspective, which earned me a cuff 'upside the head...
When the Mercedes Gullwing was introduced, a lot of the Hollywood crowd traded in their Jaguars for the latest and greatest automotive statement. Women were compelled to wear slacks or capris or whatever as getting in and out of those puppies in a skirt really was an adventure,.
JoeJarrah
I have a friend who went to a finishing school as a girl..one of the things they were actually taught was how to exit a car gracefully and modestly! 🤣
Excellent render
dbwalton
LoL...A lesson some female celebrities could use today.