BIO
My screen name is bonbonish. My daughter, when she was a little girl, used to use bonbon as her screen name. I asked her permission to use her screen name with a little switch -- bonbonish. Because I am not as beautiful as she is... just bonbonish. I always liked to draw, paint and to sculpture. During the elementary school I had wonderful teachers in my 'art' classes, and I also had many extracurricular activities related to art. I liked very much the technical part of creating artwork... works with soft materials, hard materials, different paints and different pencils. At high school and after high school I took part in a lot of art workshops, where I had the opportunity to learn from great artists. I used to draw -- with carbons, crayons. I used to make soft sculptures -- from different kinds of materials and techniques. Some of the techniques I learned, some of them I developed myself. From the very moment I learned to write I was writing. Short stories, long stories, novells poems and scientific materials. Recently besides creating digital artworks -- I write children's stories and short scientific articles. "The Wild Virtual Enchanted Garden" is my recent children's story and I am selling it here at the RMP. I never looked art as if my major profession... Till my son has been diagnosed with cancer. In my professional life [Ph.D. in economics] I used to lecture... mostly about materials that I developed. While my son got all those nasty treatments and underwent numerous operations I had to stay next to him. I could not continue with lecturing. Several of my friends come to my rescue. They suggested that me to develop slides that contained my material and they will present those slides instead of me. I started to develop those slides... and I wanted them not just to contain nice written materials I wanted them to be pretty also ... I was looking for computerized graphic programs that could help me out... 3D graphics I started out with different kinds of free 3D programs, but I didn't stay with them... because lack of community support. I need people around me while I am creating something. Finally I found Poser 3 and later I upgraded to Poser 4 and till that day I stay with it. So, I guess I started out about 6 years ago creating 3D graphics... I found fascinating Poser ability to behave' as an acting stage -- where I can set up a whole sceen and tell a story with my image. And even I can animate that scene if I want to... 2D graphics I started out with Flash 4 ... As I already told, I was looking for a program that allows me to do pretty presentation slides. Flash was suitable for that. What's more, flash has lot of ability to manipulate pictures and vector drawings. I read a lot of tutorials from the Internet, and I learned how to use Flash pretty well. I used to buy royalty free images and incorporate them into my slides. Then I wanted to manipulate my bought images a little more -- and I found Photoshop 5 and Painter 5. Eventually I wanted to make my own images...and for that finally I found Poser. I like very much movies. And I like to read materials about those movies -- about the life of the actors, directors, about how the movie was developed, marketed and so on. I like to walk. I like to go the gym ... and I like to have a lot of conversations with friends and family.
Comments (37)
Sylvia
Your images are always so full of beauty and magic... really lovely!!
BJsHaven
So much detail. Fantastic and delightful art work.
Firebirdz
Very much like a storybook. In fact, your images just weave stories with their richness, colour and depth!
pjaj
Excellent artwork Koty! Beautiful job indeed!!
msebonyluv
I love the way you use your props!! Awesome job on the expression...Excellent work over all!!
B_PEACOCK
Your style is just so cool . I love all the images that you do .Very lovely works
SeaCrystal
I love looking into your storybook of images! They all have such heartfelt love behind each one! This is beautiful, and touching! Thanks for sharing your family album with us! :)
mutedbanshee
Really beautiful image Koty, i love this , so much sentiment, lovely lil character playing with his soldiers, love it hon, hope you get your pc sorted out too, i rescently lost all my stuff too, and some things are irreplacable :/ big hugs Tx
DennisReed
Superb composition Koty and wonderful tribute. I was unable to be with my Grandson's 2nd Christmas, so this hits home for me! Bravo!
Tebok
I love all the toys in the picture and it is a sad picture if I understand correctly that the child belongs to the person outside but she cannot visit him? (As for the attack, not to sound stupid, but do you have a firewall?)
sirocco
This is very beautiful Koty and sad also. Love all the details!
Janl
Beautiful artwork!! I love the detail!
SophiaDeer
Excellent!! The colors and details are breathtaking...Brava!!
lululee
Koty, this is a wonderful image. Your style is so unique. I am so glad you are posting again. It is beautiful and unique ART.
tallpindo
The law attacks and gives away the possesions of the victim to commerce which smugly pretends that it was just stolen goods being returned. This dollhouse environment you felt before kept it's cool. Now, though, you must run harder just to stay in place and the reporting exhausts your creativity. America frisks you while the Old World steals your purse.
Artzy
Such Feeling...
Wonderfully Done!
jwdell
Fantastic Artwork!!!!
julialynn
Very strong, emotional piece of work! And visually lovely as well!
ShadowWind
Wonderful detail. He looks like he's having a great time with his toys. Well done...
anniemation
What a neat image! Glad I didn't see it around the holidays...first Christmas without my oldest son...sigh...anyway it's just magical and the colors are beautiful! Good luck with your computer.
capelito
Wonderful detail. beautiful szene! Yours Pics are lovely!
flashone
Fabulous imagery as always Koty. This one really pulls at my heart :) Stay strong and beautiful (cause you are). Talk to you soon.
zoku01
Very touching and emotional scene. You can really feel this piece telling a story here. You did a magnificent job. Excellent artwork!
awadissk
A great expression perfect!!!!!!!!!!
jerr3d
This is an amazing work of Art!
GladysClump
I love all the colors and texture you have in your images, you really have an interesting style, this is such a lovely image.
BonBonish
Thank you so much for all of you for your wonderful comments! I really appreciate them! Some of them asked me about this work. Yes, it is from my family album :(... When I posed the little boy I remembered my son when he was a little boy. I liked watching him while he was playing with his toys... he was so serious and at the same time also very happy. I wanted to depict in this work that seriousness and also that joyosness.
arwenone
Wonderful artwork!
BonBonish
In this image I also wanted to express that deep pain [that the person on the other side of the window feels] -- when for whatever reason one unable to be with his/her love one. I tried to express that feeling by showing that person who can watch his little child just by standing outside of that room.
lunaris
Such a wonderful artwork. Composition is so well done. I can see lots of thoughts and feelings have been put on this image. Take care my friend.