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 (18)
Mondwin
Spectacular piece!!!!Splendid realisation!bravo!vote!:DDD
psion005
Wonderfully original work Anita :)
Samhain74
Your touch is devine,i love your gallery,it is a nice place to be.The eye is a bit askew to the right though.But this is a really wonderful piece,nice work.
KITCHAOS
WILDNESS ANITA!
kepp
great image the eye belongs right there in the middle excellant
Fractelaar
Superb :-) Very creative idea Anita and also a good sharp render
mountmous
I'm just glad it doesn't have a mouth. Misleading in pretty pink. But is (s)he/it as nice as (s)he/it looks?
Henny31
excellent FE image with lovely detail and the eys is a great "center piece".
tony_br22
ha ha ... fantastic idea. That eye makes it become on huge creature. Wonderful wonderful :-)
fractalinda
Whoa! Eerie and excellent eye! Very cool design and pretty in pink. :~)
MissTara
Wow! Very, very cool!
maud
Better and better Anita! I like the eye..a very creative idea. Wonderful design and V :)
Jennyfnf
Aha! Brilliant, so sharp and clear. An all seeing Ayesha!
smitts
Very creative piece! The symmetry is very nice giving it alot of character and feel. The pink color makes the mind assume it's female and therefore harmless. But I'd bet you wouldn't want to make it angry. The eye is very captivating and I really like the blue/green mix in it! Well done!!
CarolSassy
Lovely colors 'n' form. Cool idea to put the eye there. It could be some very wild 'n' crazy hat. lol q-: Nice work! V (:
twiggypeasticks
All seeing and all knowing!! Congratulations on pink pefection - that eye is spooky and a wonderful finishing touch - well done indeed
CoolBreezeLady
Extraordinary work as always! You have a brilliant talent for fractals and the use of beautiful colors to help highlight and show off your work. An image to be very proud of!!!
eryt
Slap me side of the head and knock me silly...!! this is awesome! wow..wonderful art..reaally good!!*V