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 (24)
gallimel
beautiful.. I passed a couple of days unable to check images due to lack of time but I am glad in being back to see yours :)
Martchi
Xlt terrain ,pov ,textures,atmo ,Beautiful pic Bob !bravo
Darthmagus
Super POV! Excellent terrain and surfaces. I like a lot the light of the evening :)
EoinArmstrong
Lovely terrain, mood and lighting
Dinalt
Beautiful cloudscape, and great texture work - love the little patches of vegetation. Excellent work Bob!
adm5050
Excellent image, can almost feel the textures of the landscape.
martinjbirk
surfaces are excellent and i like especially the fineness of the clouds.
bebert
super sky and surfaces !! beautiful work !! Bravo Bob !!!
CorTezz
great lighting and cool pov
Tootsie
I like it all!Wonderful p.o.v.lighting and surface.
prutzworks
like this pastelpainterly mood
ariz
Sky is well done, nice clouds and color. I really get the feeling that these are hills in Ca due to the colors, very real. V. Nice picture Bob..!!
hillrunner
agree with prutzworks, nice surface mapping, subtle lighting
meatpuppet76
yep another winner , congrats.
Buzzzzz
Fabulous POV Bob! Sky and Suface is also outstanding.
gradient
Super surface work and extra crisp render.
Dotthy
It is not so easy to find a good pov and also to create the surface on such of DEM's. I know that. Bob, you have made it excellent!!!!
Snow_Angel
Gorgeous peak! Nice pov and surface! Lovely image Bob :)
mad-mick
great pic Bob,excellent terrain
joshus_hund
Very nice evening mood on this terrain! Xlt pov indeed! Sometimes it's hard to make the terrain look special (even if it's only soft hills) - but you made it!
pclavett
Beautiful composition Bob ! Textures are well developped ! Excellent !
classyladytwo
Beautiful Bob excellent terrain and texturing
PatGoltz
This looks totally realistic. Outstanding textures! Completely like California.
DennisReed
Exquisite scene and rolling terrain! Bravo!