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The One Man Show moves to Missouri
this month, with the thought-provoking art of Jeffrey Wall, M.D.
Jeff is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist living in the Kansas City
area, and is a well-known member of the trueSpace community.
It was a ground-breaking computer
game that brought the world of 3D graphics to Jeff. "I
managed to get my hands on one of the first copies of Myst for the
PC back in 1993 and was completely floored by the quality of the
graphics. I was also a little bit jealous. It was all done on a
Mac, what a drag, I owned a PC."
But shortly after, Jeff made a
pleasant a discovery: "One day I came across an advert for
this new program for the PC, it was called trueSpace. I downloaded
the demo and the rest was history." |
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"trueSpace immediately clicked
with me, I fell into it and, it fit, like a nice old shoe,
comfortable and roomy. Now my artistic muse could soar. But as
with anything else, it takes practice."
That practice led to "Wally's
trueSpace Tips", a popular collection of tips and tutorials
that Jeff provided to his fellow users via the tSML and his
website. You can still find them on his
website, together with some general advice on lighting - as
the images here prove, Jeff knows his lighting.
The gallery presented here spans
the lifetime of Jeff's trueSpace work, and covers a variety of
subjects. "Like most people I started off with the usual -
highly reflective spheres and primitives on a checkerboard plane.
Yet as I learned and practiced I found my way diverging from the
usual topics and into places and themes not usually touched by
other 3D artists. I have tried to portray images of peace, quiet,
solitude, whimsy, and religion as well as exploring the darker
side of today’s medical advances. Along the way, I’ve
developed my own style, fairly dark and brooding, chiaroscuro with
a bit of color."
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