Posted on December 2, 2001

• Added “Ornament” to the gallery today. For the past few days I’ve been tweaking it and changing little things, trying to get a look that I liked. I still don’t think I’ve succeeded. Finally this afternoon Jessie told me that I needed to post it and move onto something else. She’s right, so here it is.

  I have to be honest with you folks. Ever since we moved out to California (back in ’99) it has been very difficult for me to get into the “Christmas Spirit”. I guess I need the changing seasons and my family around me. We had been planning on going back to the midwest for the holidays, but with airline tickets to my hometown (Bloomington, IL) selling for over $800 it doesn’t look like we’ll be making the trip this year. Humbug!

  Still, I won’t let any of this stop me from making festive images for your desktop. People have been requesting little else. I’d appreciate your help though. If any of you have any ideas for Holiday wallpapers, I would love to hear them.

• A week or two ago I was contacted by a subscriber asking permission to host a mailing list which would inform everyone when I posted a new image in the Members Gallery. I’ve been meaning to do something like this myself, but I just never found the time. Anyway, the list is up and it seems to be working just fine. Mailings are short, ad-free, and you need not log in to remove yourself from the list. Here’s the link if you are interested. Thanks Rus!

Posted on November 30, 2001

• I’m putting the finishing touches on my first Holiday wallpaper of the season. It should be up either later today or tomorrow.

Posted on November 24, 2001

• My newest image, “Dark Matter”, is now available on the new images page. I hope you enjoy it. Comments welcome.

  People are already writing and asking about Christmas wallpapers. I guess the season is truly upon us. I’ll do at least one new Christmas wallpaper this year, but I can’t say when. Christmas imagery from years past is still available in the gallery though. My search engine can find them for you.

Posted on November 22, 2001

• Happy Thanksgiving! Jessie and I are hosting our first Thanksgiving dinner this year and I’m trying to stay out of her way. Though I am far away from my family this year, I do have much to be thankful for. Jessie and I wish you have a safe and happy holiday!

Posted on November 19, 2001

• The latest edition of my CD-ROM is now available. It contains over 460 renders from my first attempts with Kai Power Tools to my latest World Builder render. The price is $14.95.
• I added “Tropic of Cancer” to the gallery today. I wanted to redo “Tropic of Capricorn” using the new atmospherics offered by Vue d’Esprit 4. I hope you enjoy the results.