All my life I've been intensely interested in art, always drawing, sculpting, or printing something. Having the support of my enthusiastic parents and teachers, there were encouraging successes along the way. My work won several awards, among them second place in an international art competition. As an art major in college I was awarded one of the two available Creative and Performing Arts Scholarships. While I was there I picked up a second degree in marine biology, although studio art was always my primary drive. I am particularly interested in printmaking, and that was the focus of most of my art in college.
Once I discovered the computer as a tool, it quickly became my main media. The ability to manipulate images through computer graphics was absolutely entrancing to me.
I was particularly thrilled when I discovered one computer graphics program in particular, Bryce3D. I've never found another application with the same satisfying ability to set up a virtual still life or landscape, adjust the lighting and weather with such fine control. I'm hopelessly addicted, and as a result I'm continually producing new 3D rendered images. Then again, that's what being an artist is all about, isn't it? You just can't help it.
My artwork now also includes monoprints of colorshifted leaves, and computer-colored illustrations in Japanese anime and manga style.
However, with all my new computer graphics artwork, there was a frustrating stumbling block. As a printmaker since college, I appreciate the value of using archival paper and ink. I wanted any prints I made to be durable and long lived, so I could feel confident in their quality. Although my desktop printer made great looking prints, it wasn't good for the long term -- most typical inkjets use short lived ink, and the paper is thin and acidic.
However, quite recently I finally discovered a way to use better quality ink in my printer, on nice thick watercolor paper. This was the missing link I had been searching for all along, and now, I am even more enthusiastic! There are more details about archival aspects elsewhere on my site.
Always, always feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments on my artwork. I love getting e-mail, even if I sometimes have difficulty keeping up with it all!
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