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 (10)
smitts
Wonderful, happy little stars! Dancing around without a care in the world...=)
DIANE603
Awesome composition!!
argiebooze
Beautiful dancing stars that seem to come out of the screen and matching words!!
kimpe
Beautiful star shapes, and gorgeous colors!
maud
Wonderful stars and stunning colors, very nice work! Excellent Anita! :)
CarolSassy
Pretty poem to go with a lovely fractal! Fantastic colors 'n' details! (:
zoozee
Stars ! Yes . a lovetheme must have stars too :)) Are they the stars in the lovers eyes ? :) . . And like your words say ... put the stars out there as a light in the dark for the loved one :):) Wonderful picture :)
WahlCat
'LOVE' your gradient!
eryt
superb! V
RNGOERNER
Stunning work, beautifully and vibrantly colored, Anita. Love the rich hues, variety of forms, movement and asymmetry of this gorgeous and dynamic image.