Enjoy the work.BIOIn 1984 I graduated from Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa) with a BA in Fine Art. From there went into the army as a chaplains assistant serving in Germany, and on to Dallas, Texas after my term of service ended. It took almost two decades before leaving Dallas to move to Cheney with my partner of 15yrs. I have had gallery shows in Cherokee, Iowa, donated paintings to several charity auctions, and a two story wall mural for the Deep Ellum Opera Theaters production of The Magi. I was also very active with my hometowns community theater.
This area and the people have truly inspired me to once again discover my passion of art and so I have taken every opportunity to take advantage of that. I do hope that you will enjoy my art as much as I have enjoyed creating it.
It is my belief that any expression of art, no matter what the media or vehicle (written, musical, visual, etc) is an expression of the Divine. The nature photographs are my tribute to an incredibly and wondrous creative God. To look beyond just seeing nature, and to look at this incredible creation from a new perspective. My other expressions of art are also a celebration of creation. But, these are an exploration of, well, the inner creation of ourselves. Our beliefs of what is real and what is imagination here that distinction is blurred, if it even exists. These expressions of the creative playground of imagination, myth and belief go beyond the not so simple question of What does it mean. To the much more interesting and accurate question of what does this mean, to me. No matter what you see in it, or what feelings the work brings up for you will be absolutely correct. You can take ownership of that and if youre really daring move on the next question of Why, does this make me feel this way.
Thank you for taking a moment to explore a small corner of this wondrous creation we call home.
Comments (12)
Argon18
Looks good so far, I love the pose and the sword, terrific job! It takes a lot of endurance, I've been doing a tarot deck myself and have gotten around 30 cards.
omergonul
that's ok. Yes there is problem with edges but be sure not important.
bare_naked_ladys
Better than MY first post -keny
ShadowDaleCreations
Great pose, just a little comment you can probably make the shin invisible so that it doesn't clip through the boot. Also scaling can be your friend if you know which axis is necessary to manipulate so that you can make objects wider or longer so they fit better. It looks like you are using a muscle morph so to make the boots or bracers 'fit' you can go specifically to that body part and dial it down to fit if it works with the rest of the body. I can't wait to see the rest of the cards, this is a fantastic first render!! ~Shadow Duchess
JosephineAu
You have used great lighting here. Very good for a first image. Keep up the good work.
mercedesk
Looks pretty darn good for a first... of course you already know it needs work - I would say lighting and fitting are the issues...but you're on your way.
Skipychic
Great work on your first image..well done!!
cedarwolf
Looks pretty good. Very "Royo." You might move the mace a lttle so it doesn't look like he has a star growing out of the top of his head.
KymJ
I think this is terrific for a first render. Of course you realize that you're never going to be able to leave Poser alone now bwahahahaha .... Well done!!
mickeytie
A great first render and I believe I have nothing more to say other than take everyone's opinions and suggestions to heart...they are Pro's and know what they are talking about.
starlight64
You are off to a fine start! Can't wait to see the rest of the deck!
PegasusDR
Awesome first render...