A Tiger for Mea (Photoshop) www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php
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I have been drawing since I was 11, some 33 years ago.
My 6th grade teacher, Mr. Knoss, was a great artist and I greatly admired his illustrations. He encouraged me to pursue my artistic interests at a crucial time in my development.
My High School art teacher "Vern", was also a great influence. He always challenged me to try different things.
I was lucky that my parents were very supportive of my interest in art. I studied at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1986-1990). Where I was humbled by many great artists that were far more talented than I. There it was that I rounded out my fine art skills, and then chose to major in Media Arts. Studied film, video and sound. Learned all the skills needed to shoot, direct, edit those mediums.
While pursuing a Media Arts major, I discovered computer graphics, still in it's infancy. This is where I came to an Epiphany. Here was a new medium, that incorporated everything I had previously learned into one new medium. Not only that, but it had new dimensions, interactivity, feedback, randomness, AI. I was hooked.
The next 17 years I learned and grew with the industry. Learning everything from how to create and manipulate digital imagery and create animations, to interface design and interactive authoring. My day job is an Information Architect, a fancy term for software interface design.
A few years back, my wife and I hit on some difficult times (As many people do) and it was during a very dark time in our lives that I discovered what became Renderosity, Initially I posted work, merely as a way to get myself back into the discipline of making new art.
I was delighted to find a world-wide community of talented artists, exchanging ideas and art!! I was thrilled! I have learned so much from you, and your art has brightened up my world. I am lucky to have made some great friends here, and I aim to do tributes to all of you!
Somanyartistssolittletime! ; )
I use this gallery as an online journal, and put all of my "Brain-droppings" here, over 400 images.
To see "The best" of my work, you can use the portals on my gallery page or go to my website:
www.abrainteractive.com
Comments (27)
robotalk
Wild idea --and so true about all of societies misplaced effort..nicely done visual and a fine little example of when force is farce !
Druidstorm
Love the idea behind your image work...It is true force does not solve all problems, for a word can strike the heart as fast as a bullet fly's...Excellent!!!...:)
jtm_11
Definitely agree with the idea. Great work!
stevey32
Force is never the answer, just a further complication of the problem...
cynlee
lol! how frustrating... fascinating reflections & well conceived
Lorraine
thought provoking....great job
tibet2004uk
Force is NEVER the answer! It shouldn't be anyway! ;)
butterfly_fish
Force is the way ignorant people react when they don't understand the question. V
violet
Wonderful idea...Well done !
cambert
Eloquent and witty :-)
logiloglu
simple but so powerful. wonderful and creative idea. simply superb done. vote #:O)
Chorny
Beautifully Done Artwork!V
alvinylaya
Very powerful work. I wish some people had known this before fighting needlessly. Beautiful work.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Fabulous work... brilliant ! Genially done !
Li-An
Excellent one!
czarnyrobert
Simple, but powerfull by its content ! Excellent!
evielouise
ohh wow this is so great and awesome and I agree force is foolish !vote
Kahvie
I love this image! It has such meaning behind it, and it also has a futuristic feel to it is a big future freak. I also like the attention to detail that you gave this, especially in the reflerctions.
kimariehere
WOW i completely missed this one...! i didnt know it would be so AWESOME was suprized when i opened this up and lol i have been showing everyone your bush monkey ..!! this is a powerful image that i understand oh too well ...it ways i cant begine to write~~ VOTE * sorry a bit late!...(ps i fixed the woodland elf res...as you requested.. thanks for that ..hehe) SUPURB ART HERE!
shinyary2
I like the message, you are right, sometimes force isn't the answer. Unfortunately (as you noted in a later pic) diplomacy fails and war breaks out... because there will always be very evil people in the world doing very evil things that just won't listen to all the reason in the world. Sometimes force isn't the answer, but sometimes it is. Very symbolic piece I like it a lot.
estevez
Very creative and original work ! Excellent models and excellent surreal concept. Congratulations friend !
dashboard_jehovah
Cool image! and the message is right for the times...
xcentricity
Beautiful statement!
fathertime
Wonderful concept!
gabrima
Wow! what a clear, really nightmare!!!
Hopalong
How did I miss this? I was looking through gabrima's favorites page, as I often do yours and those of other artists, and the thumb jumped out over the name of Dr. Digimon. Gabrima nails it: a clear stark nightmare. The subtilty is the alignment of the cubes as the horizon line: Sisyphusin the plural and present and past constipated in the vanity and futility of each new dawn. One of your best, your most serious, and, in its elegant understatedness and irony, one of your most subtle....
TwoPynts
Masterful visualization of this concept. Really really well done Eric! Just when I thought you had no more suprises for me, you pull this out of your hat. ::claps hands::