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 (11)
MoonGoat
It would be cool to see some haze out towards the buildings to add to the sense of distance. Right now, those buildings look as if they were constructed to house the ducks in the foreground.
sazzart
Either adjust atmosphere/haze&fog, or move the bldgs/terrain back towards horizon,for a distance feel, LOVE the color scheme-foreground is superb! My reaction on first glance was: Sol has becoome a dwarf star & the seas are slowly innudating the lands-leaving waterfowl & insects as the inhabitants. Maybe they'd do a better job than homo sapiens ded. ;-)
philo_beddoe
The coloring on this is superb. I agree with the above suggestions to adjust the atmosphere to give a feeling of distance to the buidlings.
argiebooze
I've been a fan of this work since the very first preview, and it's easy to find "defects" when something is just so good. You achieved Anita a very difficult mood to accomplish, in this case, a barely concealed ominous atmosphere combined with serenity. It gives this sensation of a dying arrogant and decadent civilization with nature gradually taking over. The gorgeous sunset is like a symbol of what's on the leave and a renewed hope next day for a world that will find its natural balance once more, for humans are no more than a passing event in time. There are lots of stories that can be imagined, taking your image as a starting point, and that is one of the strong points of a graphically stunning composition!!!. BIG V
paully52
Anita this is terrific! The mood to me is very serene, the color choice magnificient and the design awesome. I really like it!!!!!
Samhain74
You know,strange thing....I was going to say EXACTLY what argiebooze said..but now i am stuck with YAY YOU THIS IS COOL! :D:D:D Love it sweetie,it sets a wonderful mood,and makes the mind soar.reminds me of the song "Terminal Frost" in fact.
Sophies
It reminds me strongly of those velvet-paper-prints from the the late seventes.I had lot of them with black panters climbing in trees etz.Love it.Wonderful work!!! (And thank you so very much for mention little me :))
eryt
like this! the colors are awesome..love what you are doing here! *
Mondwin
Dreaming and delightful place!!Super design!!Bravo!!V:DDD
jocko500
look like you forsaw New Orleans lol but I do see it is on dry land and not underwater. real good looking like the ducks
Steeleyes101
Real and Now is what I say. Orig. from NYC and a person who has done a bit of travling I choose to believe that this is our world today. It is still alive yet not at peace the way it is in your scene. Hope is the word that comes to mind as I view this lovely work of art. Your choice of hue's along with the open space, waterfowl & folige give this one a very Asian feel. Truely an excellent work of art.