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 (21)
kevin_c
Good to see fractals being used for something non-abstract.
kimariehere
totally beautiful!! AWESOME FRAC ... love this VOTE!!
psion005
A beautifull rendition of sea life :)
NeptuneNH
Quelle forme superbe et elegante!!!V
twiggypeasticks
Great Flamework, excellent render - well done
Jennyfnf
Wonderful representation. I love it!!
mountmous
Very well done. Looks really real. Excellent work.
Terraflora3D
Excellent done - interesting fractal!
kansas
Excellent! It really does look like a jelly fish.
Ruthee
Outstanding creation! Excellent job. :)
miwi
Excellent done, super creation !!!!!!!
paully52
Anita you have outdone yourself! This is great! Looks like the big one I met when diving years ago!
Henny31
the nicest Yelly fish I have ever seen... Excellent details..
Fractelaar
Creative form and lighting Like it
CriminallyInsane
eryt
wow..this is awesome! really well done! *V
Rykk
TOO cool! This is so nifty! VERY creative work here - I likes it!
maud
Stunning flamework..love the shape! A very nice creation..Excellent Anita! V :)
VDH
Very creative design! Superb coloring!Nice effects!v!!
Firedad101
I can't wait to see what you create after I take you SCUBA diving! The colors under the sea aren't nearly as vibrant as your creations!
Digimon
Spot on!!!