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 (22)
Fractelaar
Beautiful Frax Explorer work, have try it many times but whitout real succes This cool and elegant spiralwork and i like the blue color gradients in combination whit the white colorpallette
kansas
WOW! Gorgeous spirals. Excellent and most pleasing colors. Merry Christmas!
kimpe
Lovely work, simply beautiful.
invidiosa
this is very beautiful image - the colours are wonderful together - decorative turnings can look great on a house!
blatte
Beautiful spirals and swirls, lovely colours. Wonderful!
saldegal
Beautiful colours for these very elegant spirals!
kepp
another great image, love the blue
Tristana
Beau mariage de couleurs !!! Les dails de la spirale sont tr fins !! excellent travail. v
fractalinda
So elegant and beautiful! A wonderful and excellent 2nd day of winter offering!
RNGOERNER
Marveloud composition, Anita - the flow is very graceful and the forms are elegantly defined by your crisp render and superlative range of blue, pink and white colors. Classy and outstanding work. VOTE. Happy Holidays!
smitts
WONDERFUL! I love the colors and pattern!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful fractalwork!!! The shapes have a great movement!!! Beautiful colors!!! Vote
zoozee
Very beautiful and so elegant ! .. yeah I would like one of those in my diningroom .. colors fit too ! .. Wonderful Job !!
eryt
I just know that your fractal art is absolutely superb, beautiful, and downright terrific! V
Richardphotos
beautiful swirls and designs with super choice of gradient
LENK911
I LOVE THIS DESIGN, THE COLORS ARE SO WONDERFUL. GREAT SHADES OF BLUE. I WISH I WERE BACK IN KEY WEST ON THE BEACH NOW! MORE PLEASE.
redbeard
Very cool blue swirls! They'd look great on a loghouse deep in the woods, covered with snow and ice, the sunlight highlighting the fancy scrollwork that some would call out of place, but the moose don't care. Excellent!
tazzlair
Beautiful blue spirals. Excellent =)
tony_br22
superb done
DIANE603
OH the colors are fabulous!! ~V~
Isir
Lovely spiral in wonderful colors. Merry christmas :)
CavalierLady
Absolutely gorgeous scroll work and coloring! Who wouldn't want some of these in their home?!! Wonderful and Merry Christmas to you too! :)