Posted on January 4, 2011

It’s hard to for me to believe that DB is entering its 15th year online. I uploaded my first images in early 1997 and never imagined that I would be still be uploading them so many years later. It would not have been possible without the thousands of people over the years who have supported my work. Thank you all!

On the subject of posting images: I’ve added “The Fisherman” (#692) to the gallery this morning. If you’ve followed my work for the past few years you know that I like to follow up my holiday wallpapers with something warm and tropical. Think of it as a little New Year’s vacation for your desktop. My love of winter ebbs considerably after the holidays. . .

I hope you enjoy “The Fisherman“. It went through a rather convoluted creation process so there should be a few Pickles to post later on. Next up: The multiscreens.

Posted on January 2, 2011

Happy 2011 everyone! While I am still waiting for this new render to finish (it will clearly have to be tweaked before I attempt a multiscreen) I thought it would be a good time to refresh my free gallery. I’ve removed the Christmas wallpaper and added “Poseidon’s Playground”. Looking at it makes me want to go scuba diving again…

I also want to mention that I tweaked my “Pay-it-Forward” system. I’ve removed the 2 and 3 year options and have lowered the price for the 1 year anonymous gift renewal to $7. Each one you purchase you will anonymously renew a random membership (chosen from a pool of accounts that are set to expire within 1 week).

With any luck the recipient will be inspired by your generosity and choose to “pay-it-forward”. I just need to get the wave started…

Anyway, let me know if you have any questions or comments about the system and stay tuned for a new render sometime this coming week!

Posted on December 27, 2010

I’ve posted the winners of my Facebook DB Membership Giveaway Contest. A big thanks to Walbert Matos (Walo), Christine LaRue (Katherine Ivan), and Jeff Willard for providing the prizes!

I’ve extended my Holiday Sale for one more day. Memberships and Renewals are 25% off for just a few more hours. Lifetime Included! Use Coupon Code “solstice” at checkout.

Just FYI, my main box is working on a new render (something warm) that I hope to have up before the new year. Stay tuned!!

Posted on December 24, 2010

Let’s give away a few Memberships!

Some of you may remember back in June DB Member “Walo” generously donated 6 1-year Membership Gift Certificates to be given away to the most deserving amongst my Facebook Fans. Why Facebook? Because I don’t allow non-Members to post here (sorry).

Another Member, Jeff Willard, kindly contributed 3 90-day Membership “Honorable Mention” prizes and 1 kicked in a Lifetime Membership “Grand Prize”. Folks who really wanted a Membership (or renewal), but for whatever reason couldn’t afford one were asked to post their stories on my Facebook wall and then the ones with the most “likes” were chosen as the winners.

It was a lot of fun and I gained 10 happy Members. Well, Walo wrote me recently and asked if we could do it all again. You can read the contest details here. I hope to give the Memberships away tomorrow so I encourage everyone who is interested to post their story on my wall. If you aren’t interested in a free Membership but want to help out I ask you to please read through as many of the entries as you want to and “Like” (or comment on) the best ones.

Don’t forget, my Holiday Sale continues! Memberships and Renewals are 25% off until tomorrow. Lifetime Included! Gift Certificates (email) are discounted as well!

I hope you all have a safe, warm, and wonderful Christmas Eve!

Posted on December 22, 2010

Quick Note: My Holiday Sale continues. Memberships and Renewals are 25% off until Christmas. Gift Certificates (email) are discounted as well!

A company in the UK called “Art in Design” has been licensing my Christmas/Winter artwork for the past 4 or 5 years now. This spring they inquired about using “The Ride (2009)” but asked that I make a few changes to make it useful for print. I brightened the scene significantly and made Santa’s sleigh a bit larger. Normally I don’t like to make changes to my work but I’ve had a pretty good relationship with these folks.

I posted the brighter version, without Santa, earlier this year as “Wintermoon“. This morning I added the Christmas Card render (with Santa) to the Pickle Jar. Which version (lighter or darker) do you prefer?