Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
Comments (14)
farmerC
Schitterend Mies,en je visje met recht bovenaan.
mininessie
Great!
beachsidelegs
Beautiful :)
RodS
These are lovely artworks, my friend! They're all so colorful, and look great on your wall.
jocko500
doing good here
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Sooooo Amazing !!!
aksirp
such wonderful art! very well done, I like very much the red one with little bottles! Bravo Mies!
Richardphotos
outstanding art and makes for a beautiful wall
SunriseGirl
Wow!, Jacomina! What a talented artist you are. I love both styles. What fun! You insire me to break out my ols paints and do something. :) Keep up the fantastic work.
Glendaw
Mies you are a very talented artist indeed.
Both styles are gorgeous and they look beautiful on that wall.
Your first attempt at oil painting was a huge success, you must be very proud of the outcome.
Your fractals are just as beautiful my friend.
It's very easy to see how much work and passion you put in all that you do, including your camera work.
Hope this finds you feeling better.
xx 😘
prutzworks
mooi, heel mooi, ik schilder niet meer (mis de innerlijke rust) en mis door een CVA ook de fijne motoriek
netot
Beautiful art, Jacomina! My best wishes for you, my friend!
eekdog
Very nice artwork with the acrylic paint. Talented indeed.
anahata.c
Your physical painting is intense and beautiful, and it has the same sense of light that you produce in your fractals. I love the fish and the light in the plants around it; I love the light in the underside of the mushroom, and how it feels "magical"; I love the detail on the butterfly, and that beautiful abstract background, with beautiful greens and pinkish reds; and the light on the stalks, And the bottom painting is so deeply red, with wonderful reflections on the 2 glass containers, with some blue to balance it out, and that flat "flask" in the center---which is a counterpoint to the two bottles. The right-side painting has so much texture, and we can feel the mix of elements you put into it. It reminds me of some of Helle's collages and paintings. And you have beautiful areas of near-white, and bright orange, etc. It feels like an abstract version of a table, with objects all around. I really like that painting. And the wall is so bright---it sets off the paintings; with some beautiful bright light. Unfortunately, I can't see the paintings close up, so I can't comment on them in more detail. But, from what I can see, they are beautiful, and there's no doubt that they are by you. A beautiful collection. I'd happily put any of these on my walls.