Posted on December 6, 2002

• I’ve posted my latest render up in the new images gallery. It’s a reworking of 1999’s “Blue Christmas”. A lot of people have told me that the original “Blue” was one of their favorites, but I’ve never been quite pleased with it. I used “World Builder” for the original, and had added the lighting effects later using another program. I always thought that it was a good idea that could be done a lot better. Last week I set out to try.

  I used Lightwave this time around and I’m a lot happier with the results. You can see for yourself on the new images page. I hope you approve of the new version. The old one, of course, will remain available for those who prefer it.

  UPDATE: I’ve posted a slightly revised version of “Blue Christmas 2002” in which the stars are now visible all the way down to the horizon.

Posted on December 5, 2002

• Just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve still alive. I’d hoped to have my new render up this afternoon, but it looks like it will need one last render before it’s ready. The project is a reworking of a Christmas image from ’99.

Posted on November 27, 2002

• I had a nice visit with my Dad over the weekend and on Monday I picked up where I’d left off with “Aquamarine”. I receieved many excellent suggestions through email, which I have incorporated into a final render that I can live with. It’s up on the new images page. I’m sure some of you will not approve of the changes I’ve made, but that’s OK because the original (along with an intermediate render) is still available in the Pickle Jar. I hope you like the final product, and I thank you for being patient while I worked it out.

  Jessie and I are staying put for Thanksgiving this year. We’re going to have a few friends over for dinner tomorrow and then I’m going to get cracking on a new wallpaper. I think something seasonal is in order.

  For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, Jessie and I want to wish you a safe and happy holiday!

• I should also mention that my 4th edition CDROM is available for purchase. It contains all of the works in the main members gallery (but not the Pickle Jar) up to “Introspection”.
• Lastly I wanted to mention that a poster version of “Neuron” is available from Zazzle.

Posted on November 21, 2002

• My latest project, “Aquamarine”, is now up for your review on the new images page. I’ve been working on this one pretty much non-stop since Saturday, hoping to have a decent render finished by today. My father is arriving from Illinois this afternoon and staying with us until Sunday, so even though there are still a few things I would like to tweak, but I won’t be able to work on it until after the weekend. Until then I would love to hear any comments or suggestions you might have.

Posted on November 14, 2002

• I’ve posted an updated version of “Introspection” on the new images page. Hopefully the changes will meet with your approval. I’ve also added a few extra versions to the PickleJar (including the original posted yesterday). I’ll be moving on now.
• I received my copy of the new DB wall calendar yesterday. I must say that I’m quite impressed with the quality. Thumbs up from me!
• Some of you had asked if I had any pictures from the wedding last month. We just got back the professional shots yesterday and I think most of them came out pretty well. I’ve scanned a few of them and posted them here.