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.
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Comments (11)
rockets
Great posing and expressions and those outfits look wonderful!
Shadowdancer
Fantastic - all we need now are morphs to make mike look like Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, Michael York & Richard Chamberlain - would really bring the musketeers to life then.
antje
You did a fantastic job with this! The posing, composition and expressions! Wonderful!! Excellent work! :o)
dikaios
very nice scene :) - /but for bloodshed/. can see the movement caught in your pic - great job
amanda_a42
The posing and costumes are amazing! Excellent work indeed.
maciek
It may be hard to hear that, but IMHO this is high time to say it loud. Some people here may not like it, or not agree with me, but I have feeling it is the right thing to say: Richelieu was a bastard. Vive le Roi muhahaha!!!!!!!!!
pakled
oh..I don't know.. what about the 2nd-rate 3 Musketeers from the late 90's?...on 2nd thought, there was also Raquel Welch..;)
Ken _Gilliland Online Now!
Okay, if were going to talk Musketeers movies here, I guess I'll have to throw my two cents in... I wasn't a fan of "Young Blades" 90's version, though I did like the 1973 version (York/Chamberlain/Reed/Welch et al.) Though many may disagree with me, my favorite is the 1948 Gene Kelly (D'Artagnan) version with June Allyson (Constance), Lana Turner (de Winter), Vincent Price (Richelieu), Van Heflin (Athos), Frank Morgan (The King) and Angela Lansbury (The Queen). It doesn't stick to the story exactly, but it's fun to watch. Thanks for the comments on the image...
Richabri
Oh God I've watched the 73' version at least 100 times and God willing I'll watch it another 100 times! lol! Great pic - epic scene! Very well done :)
dolfijntjes
Excellent poses and expressions great image!!
Orinoor
Really great image and I think I just got an education on the 3 Muskateers! I like the newest version with Gerard Depardieu (not sure I spelled that right). I love the action in this image, wonderful!