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 (18)
zoozee
Very powerful fractal. Very cool and icy gradient ! A great winter image !
FarAnAway
Very beautiful.
kimpe
Excellent! Very well done!
mountmous
We had a beautiful frosty morning this morning. And this image also has the beautiful grace winter can have. Excellent!
blatte
A very well named image. The busy parts of the image look just like the frost on my windows. Good work!
Tristana
"" Splendide "" v
tony_br22
this is cool arcticfox1.
maud
Excellent title for this splendid image! I like this one a lot! Very well done :)
Romantha
The chilled effect is excellent!!!
whirlingfeather
Completely wonderful!
fractalinda
Enchanting and beautiful! I love the mood!
eryt
V enough said...just so good!!
invidiosa
cold and encompassing frost - excellent work!
Rykk
Whoa! This is really cool. I like the complex design and the cool, sort of Geiger meets Heavy Metal vibe. Excellent and a ton!
saldegal
Love this, icy indeed!
smitts
WOW!!! This is too cool for words!!! I adore thos spirals--wish I'd done it!!!
tazzlair
Gorgeous. I just love the design on this, great colors too. =)
Digimon
You draw wonderful energy from the frost! Your nickname suits you well!