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 (17)
revcodes
Fantastic and intricate image. Love the structure and colors!
Fractelaar
Wonderfull play of colors and lighting my compliments for this beauty Fantastic
KITCHAOS
Anita and Sergio, "do I feel some karmic (fratal)G love thing happenin' here"? Great work, a new idea...look at all those spirals in the light! Fantastic collaborative work! Y'all got a good idea, go with it!
blatte
Lovely warm spiral.. it almost looks like a delicate glass-blown figure with the red and the green. Very nice!
tutri
Fantastic co-op image! Come on people, make more of these!! I love the subtle colors and the soft lighting in this one, beautiful work!
Mondwin
Fabulous colors and impressive design!bravo!vote!:DDD
VDH
Great design and lovely coloring! Beautiful lighting effect! Excellent work!!
Richardphotos
I love these translucent colors and one awesome spiral
argiebooze
May I join the party?.lol. As there would be an interests' conflict, I won't comment on the image itself. The only thing I'll tell you friends is, that it's being a wonderful experience working with Anita. It was very funny, how images and parameters travelled our continent's antipodes so many times!. The actual "magic" she mentioned was how we could sneak this image through our tight schedules these days!!.lol...now...shall I answer to Chris' question?.lol
kansas
Marvelous flame. Like a blazing inferno.
CoolBreezeLady
WOW, this render just explodes right out of the monitor. The colors are so intense and bold, which makes it kind of hard to miss!!! Ya'll did an excellent job here! Maybe we'll be seeing more of this threesome???? Hope so!
sharkrey
Very energetic piece. Well done.
maud
Colors and design are splendid Anita! V :)
Marit
Lovely warm energetic! Wonderful coloring!
DIANE603
WOW!! It glows!! Gorgeous image!!
kimpe
Excellent fractal!
eryt
good grief this is good! wow...V