As an artist, I do four things; Oils on Canvas (Social Commentary), Drawings of National Parks, Photography of Birds and California Native Plants and 2D/3D Digital.
Since most here will be interest in digital work, I'll talk about that. I started in the digital world with a TI-99/4a computer in the early 1980's and immediately started creating art and animation with a very limited graphic range in hexadecimal code (16 colors, 256 shapes). I eventually became a published artist for Asgard Software and a year later when out on my own to form “Notung Software” which became on of the most popular TI Software companies. In 2010, I was inducted in the TI-99/4a Hall of Fame.
After making my switch to the PC, I started with Sketcher (the precursor to Painter) and even owned Fractal Design's "Poser 1". I didn't start seriously playing with Poser until Version 3 came around. With the advent of Poser 4, I began by creating textures and started a career as a digital artist, selling my work through Zygote, Vista, DAZ3D, Hivewire3D and Renderosity.
I really didn’t find my nitch in the 3D world until I partnered with BL Render to do the Songbird ReMix Series in 2003. The following year, I came into my own blending my love and knowledge of birds with a strong environmental theme "Threatened, Endangered, Extinct". That set, designed specifically to raise awareness about threatened species and why they're going extinct, became a template for all my work.
Since then I’ve steadily worked on improving my skills with Painter and Modo, and of course, producing more 3D birds and other flora and fauna with a strong environmental message. Today, the Songbird Remix birds have appeared in films such as ”I am Legend”, in Audubon literature and advertising, Duncraft (bird product & seed) advertising, in the museum presentations (such as the National Wildlife Research Center of Saudi Arabia) and even billboards and bus benches for the Omaha Reads promotions.
Besides being a Renderosity Vendor, I work at home as a freelance artist/photographer and also volunteer/lecture at the Theodore Payne Foundation (a Foundation that focuses a native plant awareness) and at Audubon California.
Comments (22)
prog
Wow! That texture is absolutely amazing! What an excellent image!
tantrikk
An exceptional and beautiful study.
jeweldragon
this is just amazing i am in awe
spook
amazing realism.
antje
Excellent!! She looks so real!
tendom
Oh dear! Perfect!
Tormentor
The realism is very high... A very well done picture !
Pen_Is_Envy
The realism in this image is frightening... in a great way. Fantastic!
A_
Quite amazing indeed.
reddog37
Excellent work! This image is quite touching as I am watching my mother go through this very stage of life.
TheWingedOne
It's a little sad, since she doesn't look very happy. Hopefully the other side will bring her more joy and happiness. Very realistic expression - great job!
Angel6917
Very Realistic & Touching Image,Excellent Work.
Elvina
I'm almost speechless... wow... this is a wonderful image! If I could rank higher than excellent, trust me I would! It's so realistic! Well I'll be looking forward to your next work... El. ;o)
Odyssey
This is a very emotional picture. It looks so real, you did an amazing job :o)
Alienworlds
Wow! What an emotional image. Almost as real as a photograph. Nice Work. You are an inspiration.
linwhite
This is gut-wrenching for me, as it totally depicts the end phase of life, should you live to be old. It so reminds me of my mother, who spent the last few months of her life like this. YOu have created a very powerful piece her. Bravo.
karanta
Wonderful, realistic work!
amanda_a42
Unbeleivable, so realistic it almost looks like a photo, only a very close look will tell it is not. Extraordinary work!
Platin
Very expressive image and realistic character!!!
SIGMAWORLD
Very nice image.
Orinoor
Wow, really well done.
Digital_Mischief
The face is so realistic, it's scary. Amazing piece!