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.
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Comments (38)
adm5050
Great job on the surface maping! Has great overall apeal, everything seems to flow together.
Snow_Angel
HaPpY BiRtHdAy BOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Excellent Strata whatever you say,lol!! This is a stunning image! The Terrain is perfect and the water is absolutely beautiful! VOTE :)
Dotthy
Bob, it is again a wonderful pov of a canyon scape. I love the soft colors and the clear mood!!!! Very detailled work in pastell colors, excellent!!!!
ariz
Bob I really love this one. Great desert colors. It's very hard to do all of this using the shades of brown. I be thinking you do Good..!!!!
sanosoke
Once again, I am going to try to be as critical as I can with your work, mainly because I appreciate it so much. Your lighting as always is phonominal, as is your great use of haze. There is one single thing that bothers me, and i'm not sure if it's the texturing, or the POV, or what, but I can't feel secure about what the size of everything is. The forground makes me feel I am standing and looking down at these small rocks and very shallow pool, but the background makes me want to believe that the scenary is huge and majestic. Maybe something to think about. This being said, I rank it excellent and truely believe it. I love your work. Please keep them coming
1pearl
Excellent work ! Klasse Terrain,Wasser und Surface !!!
Micter
The surface is awesome ! I like your strata ! The underwater terrain is really beautiful ! You did an excellent job ! There's just a few problem with quadrilaterals in the bottom-left corner, as you said. A little postwork to take it away, and your picture will be perfect :-D
Dinalt
Well, to be honest I love the strata - it's not overstated & looks very natural. Love the pov & superb water. Excellent work.
EoinArmstrong
Another stunning scene, Bob. Great terrain, surfaces, water and colours - nice mood too! V and congrats on your recent No 1 in the Hot 20
Nasht
beautiful strata! and the sky!!!! :)
Darthmagus
Super!!! I like the POV! Stratas and lighting are awesome! Another peaceful composition :)
Terreinconnue
Beautiful light, texture and atmo ! Excellent image ;)
CorTezz
the strata looks great, perhaps a (very very) little too colourful(???) ;) the pov and the water...hmm.... :) awesome. i think it's good that you make a change, i don't think you can improve your canyon-photos ;) - too bad that in the left corner are quadrilaterals visible... but they can't make an excellent picture bad :)
superior
Me too, I like your strata :) Very beautiful pic !!! XLT work ;)
Ronjrah
very, very nice and peaceful render, bob... i like especially the soft lighting and the warm colors. Congrats :-))
bruno021
Strange square surfaces on the bottom left corner, dunno why this happened. Your strata is a bit too straight, right, but this is an awesome work nonetheless, there is a great sense of depth, as if this canyon goes on forever, the lighting & atmo are perfect, and the textures too.
garypoulton
Pure majesty. I have to disagree with Sanosoke, no scale problem here, quite the opposite if anything, this is a tricky POV and it's been handled beautifully. This image is so delicate. What has been captured far outweighs any little glitches. Definately a Vote
mad-mick
Absolutly fantastic
classyladytwo
outstanding render Bob and a very Happy Birthday. this is truly one fabulous render the water is just outstanding so clear and yet crisp. Just simply awesome work ..
pclavett
Hi Bob ! Is it really your birthday ? If it is, well, have a very happy birthday and from the looks of it you gave yourself a very nice gift with this perfect composition !!! Love that very soft pastel look. The atmosphere is perfect. That shallow water gives it a very special look! As for those darn geometric forms, they seem to pop up at times in mine too and I must confess that I do process these in Photoshop at times and simply "rubberstamp" them out. They are not your fault anyway ! Excellent work as always Bob !
Zazie
Happy birthday again dear Bob :-) This pic is marvellous, i like a lot the greenish colours of the water and the surface of the terrain ! Well done !
eponce
excellent surface, strata and atmo! congrats eze
joshus_hund
Don't mind these angles... all is perfect here, all details! Very nice morning mood!
Cyphixx
The water and mood are wonderful! Your lighting makes the images outstanding :)
meatpuppet76
very nice, strata works perfectly here excellent choice of colors ,eXcellent work.
JPSoft
This is a gorgeous and spectacular scene. Beautiful terrain, pov and lighting.
Martchi
Happy birthday Bob !XLT terrain ,pov,textures,water bravo!
AnneCHPostma
Happy birthday Bob ! Hope you will continue making these cool images ;)
bebert
just .... S U P E R B E !! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB
HierbaMaN
happy birthday! Superb water and strata... but you need to change the clouds... too many images with the same clouds..