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 (28)
JPSoft
Absolutely perfect! Very interesting effects of the rays and beautiful clouds.
bebert
just...wow !!***
EoinArmstrong
Lovely colours, pov and atmos! I like the surface too. There are small triangulations just right of the upper mid of the pic, but these look like they could be trees from this distance!
joshus_hund
Xlt render! I love this yellow mist!
tricksta
I must admit im not a big fan of terragen but this image is just surperb!
AngelicaB
Very beautiful, I love the colors. Exelent work.
Artzy
Wonderful!
Lovely Work!
Darthmagus
I prefer this new version, surfaces have a more natural aspect. Atmosphere and sky are successful !!! Bravo Bob !!!
Cyphixx
almost perfect! The stripe in the horizon is not that beautiful imo, but WOW! The whole thing deserves a vote :)
Xorron
Magnificent!!!
christianfly
Wowww!! this one is really wonderful!
Rids
Ok, for arguments sake, lets say the stripe on the horizon is the sea ;) ... This is a wonderful image, colours, terrain, textures, sky AND sea are all perfect! - Gets top marks from me :)
DrOGaN
great canyon, GREAT glow!!
shadowdragonlord
AWESOME light rays, and the terrains are beautiufl! I'm blown away....!
hillrunner
Much better !
duris
I agree with Cyphixx. Great work!
Golog
agree with Cyphixx too ;)
engineer
agree with Cyphixx... (seems to be not the only one :) )
Xlars
Very original image .. the light/rays, haze, coloring, glow and texturing all fits together to create a wonderful atmosphere. I love the transition in the coloring from near to far - warm to cold. Exlt job
Tootsie
Perfection!Just beautiful.
tavili
Very nice lighting!!!
LutzB
Wow Robert, this one is so unique. I like this particular light effect, intruding sun rays coming from the coast towards the river. When I saw the thumb, I thought about some glow - and was much more surprised, seeing the whole thing...
PatGoltz
Breathtakingly beautiful!
MoneLA
wow, wonderful, I like it very much!
Dotthy
"A MASTERPIECE", that is all what I can say Bob!!! :-)
HeikoH
Cool light and very nice surface. XLT!!
ariz
Love how the haze down the canyon works like a optic fiber getting it's light from the sun. As normal, Picture perfect...
redawg2
EXCELLENT!