http://www.artofinterpretation.com/newimages.html Some of the latest images by Robert J. Tiess (RobertT on BlenderArtists.org) http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Interplanetary+Transport&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc390-interplanetarytransport-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Interplanetary+Transport&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc390-interplanetarytransport-byrjt2010.jpg This is my entry for Blender Artists Weekend Challenge # 390 ("Future Transport" theme). Pure Blender 2.49. In case you are wondering, the planet is also part of this scene and textured procedurally. Mon, 21 June 2010 20:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Only+God+Is+Perfection&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=onlyGodisPerfection-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Only+God+Is+Perfection&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=onlyGodisPerfection-byrjt2010.jpg A visual meditation on imperfectability and perfection. Sun, 30 May 2010 18:15:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Smile&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=smile-web-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Smile&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=smile-web-byrjt2010.jpg Just a fun and simple 3D character sketch. Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Initiating+Self-Awareness&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc378-initiatingselfawareness-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Initiating+Self-Awareness&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc378-initiatingselfawareness-byrjt2010.jpg A robot sees its reflection for the first time. My entry for Blender Artists Weekend Challenge # 378 ("robotics" theme). Technical note: As always, pure Blender internal render. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Self-generated&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc373-selfgenerated-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Self-generated&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc373-selfgenerated-byrjt2010.jpg An exploration of portrayals and perceptions of selves. My entry for this past weekend's Blender Artists Weekend Challenge # 373 ("self-portraits" theme). Technical note: As always, pure Blender internal render. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Trapeze&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=trapeze-web-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Trapeze&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=trapeze-web-byrjt2010.jpg Technical note: as always, pure Blender, internally rendered. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Far+East+Motif&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=fareastmotif-forwc369-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Far+East+Motif&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=fareastmotif-forwc369-byrjt2010.jpg Stylized Chinese dragon ornament. My entry for last week's weekend challenge at Blender Artists. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Problem+with+Literal+Interpretations&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=theproblemwithliteralinterpretations-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Problem+with+Literal+Interpretations&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=theproblemwithliteralinterpretations-byrjt2010.jpg From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=First+Sip+-+Your+Greatest+Moment+as+a+Straw&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=firstsip-yourgreatestmomentasastraw-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=First+Sip+-+Your+Greatest+Moment+as+a+Straw&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=firstsip-yourgreatestmomentasastraw-byrjt2010.jpg From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Not+Listening&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=notlistening-web-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Not+Listening&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=notlistening-web-byrjt2010.jpg A Biblical meditation (Matthew 13:13) in a modern context (and a taste of synesthesia). From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Type+II+Civilization%3a+Stellar+Engineering&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc368-typeiicivstellarengineering-byrjt2010.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Type+II+Civilization%3a+Stellar+Engineering&c=2010&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc368-typeiicivstellarengineering-byrjt2010.jpg My entry for Blender Artists Weekend Challenge # 368 ("engineering" theme). Blender internal render. About the image: This is a portrayal of hypothetical extraterrestrial megascale engineering projects involving the harnessing of stellar power. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Circles%3a+Infinity%2c+Perfection%2c+History...&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=symbologies-infinityperfectionhistory-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Circles%3a+Infinity%2c+Perfection%2c+History...&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=symbologies-infinityperfectionhistory-byrjt2009.jpg From my new "Symbologies" series, a study of symbols and some of their meanings. Technical note: As always, pure Blender internal render. Fri, 31 Dec 2009 22:01:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Even+as+Water+Bottles+Think+Nothing+of+Reincarnation&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=evenaswaterbottlesthinknothingofreincarnation-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Even+as+Water+Bottles+Think+Nothing+of+Reincarnation&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=evenaswaterbottlesthinknothingofreincarnation-byrjt2009.jpg A visual meditation on recycling, rebirth, etc. From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Technical note: As always, pure Blender internal render. Fri, 31 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=One+of+the+Many+Advantages+of+Being+Different&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=oneofthemanyadvantagesofbeingdifferent-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=One+of+the+Many+Advantages+of+Being+Different&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=oneofthemanyadvantagesofbeingdifferent-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Technical note: As always, pure Blender internal render. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Notice+How+Streetlamps+Do+Not+Celebrate+New+Years&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=noticehowstreetlampsdonotcelebratenewyears-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Notice+How+Streetlamps+Do+Not+Celebrate+New+Years&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=noticehowstreetlampsdonotcelebratenewyears-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Technical notes: Entire scene is mesh. As always, pure Blender internal render. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Moon+Is+No+Balloon&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=themoonisnoballoon-wc366-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Moon+Is+No+Balloon&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=themoonisnoballoon-wc366-byrjt2009.jpg This was my entry for Blender Artists Weekend Challenge # 366 ("Cartoons" theme). About this silly image: All their lives the balloon people looked up to the moon and revered it, thinking it was the biggest and most beautiful balloon they ever had seen. Some balloons decided to go up to see it more clearly. As they flew higher, they came to realize the moon was no balloon. And so they floated out to the edge of Earth's atmosphere, unable to stop themselves yet catching a glimpse of the glorious universe before an event now known among the balloon people back on Earth (who still believe the moon is a balloon) as The Dreadful Deflating... :-) [As always, Blender internal render]. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:30:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=A+Day+in+the+Mind+of+a+Roll+of+Tape&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=adayinthemindofarolloftape-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=A+Day+in+the+Mind+of+a+Roll+of+Tape&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=adayinthemindofarolloftape-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Common Objects Uncommonly" series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Pinecones&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=pinecones-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Pinecones&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=pinecones-web-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Nature" series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=No+Christmas+without+Christ&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=nochristmaswithoutchrist-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=No+Christmas+without+Christ&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=nochristmaswithoutchrist-web-byrjt2009.jpg A meditation on Who Christmas is really about. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Growing+as+a+Person&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=growingasaperson-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Growing+as+a+Person&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=growingasaperson-web-byrjt2009.jpg From my Surreal series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=What+Leaves+When+Autumn+Leaves&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=whatleaveswhenautumnleaves-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=What+Leaves+When+Autumn+Leaves&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=whatleaveswhenautumnleaves-web-byrjt2009.jpg From my Seasons series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Snowman+Who+Longed+to+Touch+the+Sun&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=snowmanwholongedtotouchthesun-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=The+Snowman+Who+Longed+to+Touch+the+Sun&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=snowmanwholongedtotouchthesun-byrjt2009.jpg Pure Blender internal render. Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Winterglyphic&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=winterglyphic-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Winterglyphic&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=winterglyphic-byrjt2009.jpg From my Seasons series. Technical note: Pure Blender internal render. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Branching+Out&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc362-esoterica-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Branching+Out&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=wc362-esoterica-byrjt2009.jpg Blender Artists Weekend Challeng entry ("Arcane" theme). Pure Blender internal render. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Branching+Out&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=branchingout-web-byrjt2007rev2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Branching+Out&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=branchingout-web-byrjt2007rev2009.jpg An updated model and render of my project from 2007 and the first image in my "Re-rendered" series. Technical note: pure Blender internal render (Blender 2.49). Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Narcissus+and+Echo&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=narcissusandecho-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Narcissus+and+Echo&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=narcissusandecho-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Mythologies" series. Technical note: pure Blender internal render. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=After+the+Phoenix+Falls%2c+It+Must&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=afterthephoenixfallsitmust-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=After+the+Phoenix+Falls%2c+It+Must&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=afterthephoenixfallsitmust-web-byrjt2009.jpg Part two of my two-part Phoenix sequence, and a continuation my "Mythologies" series. Technical note: pure Blender internal render. Sat, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Before+the+Phoenix+Rises%2c+It+Must&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=beforethephoenixrisesitmust-web-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/img.cgi?t=Before+the+Phoenix+Rises%2c+It+Must&c=2009&i=By+Robert+J.+Tiess&f=beforethephoenixrisesitmust-web-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Mythologies" series. Technical note: pure Blender internal render. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/imageserver.cgi?&imagetitle=Ouroboros&imageinfo=By%20Robert%20J.%20Tiess&cdate=2009&backgroundcolor=000000&textcolor=707070&linkcolor=808080&imagefile=ouroboros-byrjt2009.jpg http://www.artofinterpretation.com/images/imageserver.cgi?&imagetitle=Ouroboros&imageinfo=By%20Robert%20J.%20Tiess&cdate=2009&backgroundcolor=000000&textcolor=707070&linkcolor=808080&imagefile=ouroboros-byrjt2009.jpg From my "Mythologies" series. A stylistic rendering of one of the most famous motifs in world mythology. Technical note: pure Blender internal render. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:30:00 EST