Farewell (to a close friend) by TheWingedOne
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Today is a very, very sad day for me and my wife. We just heard this morning that a very close friend of us died last Saturday night after a car accident in Hamburg at the age of 42.
We are in complete shock and tears. :(
Being a professional illustrator Christoph was also a Renderosity community member known under his username "nexxon".
We met here at RR over five years ago. He made a couple of comments on my earlier images and we became pretty good friends over the years.
You can find a couple of his amazing illustrations either here in his gallery at RR or on his official homepage Fractalgarden. Back in late 2003 we also did some commercial illustrations together. Some of them can be found in my gallery - it's the christmas pin-up series. Both of us had so much fun to do them.
It's very hard to believe that he's gone now. We had a quick chat on the phone just a few days before his accident and I wish we would have talked longer...
Those of you who knew him will agree that the world lost a very special, warmhearted person and a very talented artist. He'll be sorely missed!
This image is for you Christoph - thank you so much I could call you "a friend". Farewell my friend!
Christoph, ich danke Dir für all die Gespräche, Deine Freundschaft und den Spaß, den wir zusammen hatten. Ich habe eine Menge von Dir im Bezug auf Illustrationen gelernt und dafür bin ich Dir sehr dankbar!
Hoffentlich es geht Dir gut, da wo Du jetzt bist - ich bin mir sicher wir sehen uns dort irgendwann wieder.
Du wirst uns sehr, sehr fehlen!
Deine Freunde Phil & Ingrid
Credits:
V4, outfit and cross from DAZ
Rest is me, Poser, V6I, Photoshop and a lot of tears...
Comments (33)
May God bless. 5+.
Excellent...very nice image..
Touching and a powerful image. Sorry for the loss. Great render.
I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. You have my sincerest condolences.
It is the unexpected losses that are so hard to bear--I know he will be deeply missed by all who knew him! This is a beautiful tribute to him.
What a beautiful tribute.
A very glorious tribute ~ sorry for your loss.
A lovely tribute - sorry to hear the sad news
very fine image to his memory - strength.
a beautiful tribute, and sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear Phil. My condolences to you but of course as well to the family of your friend.
Sad news for you indeed and for the family. A fine tribute to your friend.
So sorry to hear about the news Phil. You have made a very poignant and fitting tribute, very well done considering the circumstances.
My deepest sympathy to you both. Great tribute.
Solch ein Verlust ist sicher sehr schwer zu verarbeiten. Ich wünsche euch ganz viel Kraft dafür! Ein sehr gefühlvolles Abschiedsbild. Es hätte ihm ganz sicher gefallen!
Sad news indeed. My condolences to you and to the family of your friend. A great tribute.
excellent image and tribute
Impressive job!
How very sad, Phil. It's just horrible to lose a friend. One feels so helpless and overwhelmed by the unfairness of it. I'm sure Christoph would have loved this beautiful image. My thoughts are with you.
Wonderful image!!!
I'm so sorry for you, Phil! You did a wonderful image for him...
so sad for your loss phil..special friends are very hard to come by..this is a touching and moving tribute..dont know what else to say..gutted
So sorry to hear of your loss, our thoughts are with you & your friends family during this difficult time. Your picture is a wonderful dedication to your dear friend.
Thats sad man, he seemed like a cool guy and his art was outstanding, very cool sci-fi stuff. A beautiful dedication to a very talented artist. He will be missed
OH MY GOD! Chris is gone? I WAS SO SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS NEW! He inspired me so much with his artwork and taught me quite number of tricks using Bryce. My tears was dripping while I was typing this comment. I consider him to be my art mentor over the cyberspace and now he is gone, it really break my heart. How I think this world is so unfair, why always the good man meet with the most deadly misfortunate. I can't write any more, my heart is acheing.
Thanks to everyone for the kind and comforting words. I'm sure Christoph would be very touched to read all these lines. However it's still unbelieveable he has left our world. We'll miss him a lot! Phil & Ingrid
good composition. Well done.
Very beautiful and very nice work of art!
I know of the shock you describe. My father died suddenly in a car accident, and I remember the complete disbelief... it took the whole day to pass before I could even grieve properly because it just seemed so unreal. I'm sorry to hear of your loss (if late) and hope you are well and pray his soul is safely kept. The image and dedication is very beautiful.
This is a beautiful tribute! I am truly sorry for your loss.