I am a developing artist working on improving my abilities to create beautiful digital landscape compositions. Without the help and suggestions of the many fellow artists in this community, it would be a long time before I reach the next level.
BIO
I am a retired procurement professional who has long had an interest in photography and painting; and, lately in computers and photorealistic natural landscapes. I hope to become more proficient and perfect my abilities to produce acceptable work. My experience in art started at a very early age when I would spend many hours sketching and painting. I had instruction at The Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois. I did some freelance work for Flying Models, Model Airplane News and Top Flite Models creating plans and illustrative construction sequences for magazines and kit models. I had spent more than 20 years designing, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes...a very rewarding hobby for me. During the 1970s, I spent 11 years in the hobby of "bonsai"; the Japanese art of miniature trees. In my first 7 tree entry in a contest, all 7 trees were awarded ribbons in various categories. Japanese landscaping became a passion for me where I completed a 3 year project creating a Japanese landscape around my home in Oak Forest, Illinois. I also did this work for several other people in our community. In 1987 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I currently make my home. The love of the American southwest and all its beauty is where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. Now that we have computers, digital cameras; and, Terragen; I'll have enough to do for a long, long time.
Comments (27)
Darthmagus
I like this terrain and POV but I prefer ice & snow surfaces ;-)
arthez
Killer-Image - wonderful surface, terrain, pov, sky, ......
AnneCHPostma
Nice POV !
prutzworks
cool strata & xlt pov!
Zazie
Amazing terrain and Pov ! Very cool pic !
tavili
Excellent Work. Very nice POV, surface and mood.
hillrunner
Agree with Prutz, and beautiful light too
Artzy
Wonderful Work!
bebert
excellent !!!!!
grouzni
Strange again, beautiful again (excellent lighting!) :)
MoneLA
wow, a beautiful picture, perfect pov, surface, mood! it looks as if it would be there very very warm
JPSoft
This is splendid! Awesome colors, stratas and terrain. One thing is missing...Navajo's Indians!
Snow_Angel
Oh how beautiful!!! and looks like the high Arizona desert! Wonderful terrain,excellent clear image :)
Micter
Excellent terrain and pov as said above ! Strata are beautiful too !
LutzB
Step by step, picture by picture - always an improvement, always progression in your pics; I like this atmo in here...bravo!
Dotthy
I agree with Lutz!!!
Pauli91
very good!
Golog
excellent pov & lighting!
classyladytwo
wow Bob this is sooooooo beautiful excellent atmo, fantastic terrain. Vote
EoinArmstrong
Excellent terrain and POV. I really like the subtle sky and lighting too.
Dimage
i recognize the surface! ;]
gallimel
also this green version is lovely to see :)
Montanan
i sure do like the surface texturing on the flatlands in this image. Nice colors and view.
PatGoltz
This looks real!
MDB
Wonderful mood
dikaios
cool scene. adding 1 or 2 pixel wide horizontal/vertical darker/lighter areas on a 256x256 hightmap for strata would add a more realistic touch to this colourful image. great pic:)
ariz
Wow, again WOW.. Bob don't you ever do anything Bad?? This is fantastic. you really Captured it all. Yep in my WIHD folder..