It is all about the journey isn't it? One of my favorite past-times is to reflect on how far I've come from the clay roads of Alabama.
Artistic inclinations took me to North Carolina School of the ARts then to NY School of visual ARts in Manhattan where I promptly became a chef - go figure.
22 years as a chef has given many opportunities to be creative and re-invent my artistic self many, many times. Whether within the industry or on my own as a CGI artist, I have been blessed with the time and opportunity to create and express myself through imagery.
If I were to try and dispense some kind of intrinsic wisdom here on these pages I think I would say something about your hands. I hope we all use them often to make things. Things like Art and attractive food and furniture and housing and earth-friendly machines and towns and medicines and communities and love.
I would try to say that we need to use our hands to make more good things and not destroy them - use them to console and heal - use them for someone who cannot use theirs - just use them.
Your brain and your hands are a combination completely unique to the rest of the animal kingdom. The possibilities are endless.
No matter what you "do" for a living or otherwise, the decisions you make each day, the actions you take, the people you enable and the ones you shut down all send their own "ripples" into the sea of life in which we find ourselves. Each of our actions is effected by and effects the actions of others.
As soon as I start taking myself too seriously the universe reminds me in one fashion or another how not-in-control I really am over my destiny. I don't think any of us are - the absolute best we can do is select direction and maintain a course of action all the while trying to anticipate the unpredictable.
Or we can drift and let the currents take us where they may.
I think a healthy combination of both is best for me. I have a marriage which is as sea-worthy as they come and a great co-captain who knows where she's going. She knows very well how to keep us from getting lost but knows how to enjoy the voyage as well.
ANd best of all; we both believe in magic and the spirit.
Comments (24)
jlgarcia0
Terrific stuff. Very well done!
bhubenig
Mood, lighting, modeling terrific. Excellent
DrOGaN
woaw...awesome! great piece of ART! xcllnt
quim2001
Very nice work
Eisenhorn
Frighteningly good.
grind
Worth the pain I'd say! This is brilliant. Well worthy of a vote...
azaghot
very very good
drawbridgep
I imagine it was a pain to make. I'm really not a fan of poser, so it shocks me to say... You've got my vote!! Well done. I really like this.
brylaz
Wow, looks great!!! Superb texture and the models are brilliant...!!! Excellent and my vote!
vasquez
IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! great poses, every sigle subject is gorgeous and its ensemple is terrific, and perfect light. Pain has never had so a good representation. simply superb
mloates
Excellent job--love the texture. Great expressions too.
roobol
Both impressive and expressive, you have my vote as well.
brittmccary
VERY well done!
Anabell
good idea
jstsittinghere
excellent work, textures, expressions are awesome! v
madame
Great expression, excellent lighting and textures !
Sking
Fantastic work!! This is a wonderful scene you have created and the lighting is really well done. Top render. ---- Scott.
checholalo
Excellent!! it remembers the horror of the classic sculpture "Laocoonte and his Sons"
miwi
Masterpiece!!!!!
marcfx
Well, the pain seems to have work out for you, excellent artwork, well done
mosca1
art art art!
fathertime
So stark and powerful!
emailandthings
This one is really... really cool... love it..
Deeva
Great portrayal of the chaotic mind, which way to go ? who to listen to ? am i wrong ? was i right ? is this all there is ? will it ever stop !!