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)
ericdaniels
Anita, this is your BEST. It combines colors with syle, elegance and magic. SPECTACULAR !
idiot_sphinx
Honestly a wonderful view of so many beautiful colors :D Well done !!!*****!!!
mountmous
A very colourful image. Love this!
Fractelaar
Wonderful coloring in this one you doing it great in FraxPlorer congrats
Richardphotos
I am a fool for bright colors and you have combined bright with excellent details and an awesome design!!!! happy holidays
kimpe
Absolutely beautiful work.
invidiosa
beautiful colours - they are so lovely I could miss seeing the detail of the spiral - this has a sense of spring growth and renewal to it
kansas
Another great beauty. Outstanding coloring and detail.
fractalinda
You decorate and color your world so beautifully!
RNGOERNER
Beautiful spectrum of colors and crisp rendering on this panoramic composition, Anita. Excellent work and wonderful details. Happy holidays!
smitts
WOW! Very colorful and VERY psychadelic! LOVE IT!
redon634
Beautiful spirals - love the colors!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful colors and excellent fractalwork!!!!
zoozee
Such great colors ! Making you happy ! Great spirals ... Neat Job !
eryt
ooh...I love this! V
LENK911
NOW THIS IS MY FAVORITE!!! YOU KEEP COMMING UP WITH THESE GREAT DESIGNS ALL THE TIME. IT'S HARD TO KEEP A FAVORITE. YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO THIS! I HAVE NEVER TRIED ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS JUST A BIG FAN!
tony_br22
amazing picture :-)) color is wonderful .. I love it arcticfox1.
DIANE603
This is gorgeous!! The color saturation is fabulous!! ~V~