Posted on August 8, 2007

• I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “Rive Valley” this afternoon. You may notice that the top and bottom of the frame are a little tight in this version. It seems there is no way in Vue to widen the frame without also clipping the vertical so I wasn’t able to keep the river in frame.

Posted on August 8, 2007

• I’ve gotten a number of emails asking if I could make it possible to puchase “multiple year renewals”. This morning I’ve gone ahead and added 2 and 3 year options to the renewal form. There is a $2 discount if you choose to renew for 2 years and a $5 discount if you choose to renew for 3 years. The 1 year renewal is still $15.

Posted on August 8, 2007

• I’ve posted an updated render of “River Valley” this morning. I decided this new version was stronger than the first so I moved the original to the Pickle Jar. I tried to improve the mountains in this version and I’ve softened the cloud layer. I was happy with the foreground so that remains unchanged. Which do you prefer?

Posted on August 8, 2007

• Added a new wallpaper, “River Valley“, to the gallery this afternoon.

  Jessie and I took Ian to the Field Museum in Chicago earlier this week to see the dinosaur bones and “River Valley” was inspired by a mural I saw in one of the nature exhibits. I wasn’t attempting to recreate the mural per se, rather I was inspired by the composition (close elements on the right expanding to a wide vista). I hope you like it.

Posted on August 8, 2007

• I’ve added a new animated wallpaper to the collection this morning. The animation is based on my “Campfires” wallpaper and depicts a spinning globe with city lights on the night side.