Ed Algra, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1930, now living near Rotterdam. My education was a technical one, I came by accident to artistry, although I always had much interest in art, photography and music.ÂÂ
I’m a retired chemical engineer, worked at a research institute on mechanical properties of plastics and composite materials. I heard of fractals for the first time in the late eighties, and then read the well known books of Prof. Hans Lauwerier and other authors on this subject. At that time I also attended a Fractal symposium at the Technical University Delft, where Benoît Mandelbrot and some other prominent authors revealed the secrets of this new mathematical world. The pictures they showed made an overwhelming impression. Years after that, after my retirement and the connection to the web in 2005, I discovered what had happened in the meantime, the birth of a new kind of art, based on fractal concepts. Then it became a creative hobby for me. Both the mathematical and the artistic side of it have my interest.  Especially Ultra Fractal offers the possibility to write your own fractal math codes, and I love it to do so. I started Renderosity uploading on instigation of Arend Nijdam, aka “Fractelaar†in September 2005.
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Comments (25)
Fractelaar
Hele mooie achtergrond -voorgrond combinatie Ed Linda shall love the flowers
morganahope
just .... amazing image and dedi !! I hope Linda like this !!
farmerC
Prachtig werk met schitterende kleuren.
Jennyfnf
Oh how exquisite Ed. A beautiful Birthday greeting. She will love it:-)
Hubert
Beautiful floral design!
wannes
Een mooi verjaardagsgeschenk, knap gemaakt!
greyone
Beautiful birthday card. Great work.
claude19
SPLENDID gift to a very young Artist of ours !!! Wonderful flowers. what a beauty !
peedy
Lovely flowers. great colors. Corrie
jmb007
superbe image!
annie5
Absolutely splendid, Ed..colors and texture are very nice! Linda will like it :)
VDH
Mooie verjaardagskaart, verjaardagen en bloemen passen uitstekend samen!
carlx
Very beautiful and lovely dedication, Ed!!!
kleinhoon
Wonderful dedi and a happy design..!!
alida
nice dedi happy birthaday from me,too
LindaMcC
Such beautiful flowers, Ed; superb image and a perfect birthday gift. Thank you very much, my friend! I love the rich color and texture, and the lighting seems perfect.
philuf
Very delicate composition, lovely flowers!
Eleandras
Elegant and lovely image!
chesscanoe
Very pleasing image.
fractalbeke
Ed, dit is een prachtig bloemstuk voor Linda. Echt heel mooi gedaan met deze achtergrond en kleurenkeuzes. Opmerkelijk vind ik de 'lichtbron' achter de grote onderste bloem.
kansas
Beautiful flowers for Linda.
afugatt
This is so lovely! Happy Birthday Linda!
dochtersions
In a way this pattern gives a wonderful spirit. Misschien door de prachtige texture op de achtergrond, die geeft vaart aan de bloemen (voor Linda ;-))
tresamie
Beautiful flowers! Great background and colors :)
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