I am a multimedia artist, as well as a Digital Artist and Graphic Designer. I have written poetry and had some published. I do macro photography of the many varieties of flowers that grow so well in Alaska.
I have designed my own lines of jewelry, and created advertising design. I designed clothing and have done interior design and flower arraigning. I have drawn house plans, done landscape design, watercolors, oil painting and photography. BIOMy formal art training consists of two years of art in high school! While in high school, I won 1st place in Industrial Arts in the state, for an original design in a hand-tooled leather handbag set. It also won an honorable mention in the Ford Motor Company, International contest.
In 1992 I had my own jewelry design and repair business, and developed severe Carpal Tunnel. My doctor said, "Do something else - you can't do jewelry work any more." I went back to college and had to learn the computer. I had never turned on a computer before. Needing an artistic outlet, I started playing with the "paint" program on the computer. I still have the 1st flower I drew. It was awful! That...is how I was introduced to the world of computer art.
I bought my 1st BRYCE (3D) in about 1999, and was immediately "hooked". I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I just installed it and started tinkering around - and around - and around. HOURS of tinkering. Frustrating hours, since I lived in Alaska, with no one to teach me. I wanted to throw the computer out the window, more than once! But I hung in there hour after hour, day after day. It scares me to think of how many hours I have put into learning BRYCE!
The primary programs I use are BRYCE 5, PAINTER 6, COREL PHOTOPAINT, & PLANT STUDIO. I use ADOBE PHOTOSHOP for some things. I create all my trees in the tree lab in BRYCE, and many of the plants, with PLANT STUDIO. The nozzles I make in PAINTER.
I sign my work as "BLUE ICE", because the name of my jewelry business was, Blue Ice Beads and people here knew me as "Blue Ice". I decided to keep the name since it relates to the Alaska I love, and the winter scenes I am so fond of creating. :-)
If it's art - it's my passion!
Comments (13)
Mondwin
OMG!!! always couuuuuuuuuuuder!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the gazebo is fabulous, but is veryyyyyyyy couuuuuuuuld for to sit down in armchairBRRRRRRRRRRRR brilliant and splendid work!!!!bravo!!!vote!!:DDD
FarAnAway
An absolutely beautiful scene, perfectly executed.
kalliWulf
Jaw drops these were freebies? wooow, is a very awesome image, you have done very well.
cornelp
very nice scenery. I like the textures and the composition is excellent. Good work. The view is excellent as well.
Petra-S
Wonderful scene and prentation! V Super Architektur, light and colors, backgrounds and details! Perfect image and mood!
tony_br22
very good feeling arcticfox1.
tahmineh
exotic and beautiful!
kansas
A delightful winter garden scene. I like the gazebo, gateways and the snow covered trees. A lovely picture.
Tripper
beautiful scene
lgp692000
Perfect image! You did an awesome job on this piece.
1961
Awesome scene, it'd make a beautiful book cover for a romance novel!Well Done!!
Arbelain
What a great consecution of the 3D elements: the forms, the color with the red flowers, and the sinuosity of an oniric place!
Digimon
Ellegant symetry!! Though it looks a tad cold to hang out in, hmm let me grab my Winter jacket...