Posted on June 30, 2001

• I’m still playing around with Vue d’Esprit 4. My latest render is now up on the new images page. I call it “Cherry Garden” and I hope you like it. I’ve provided a “focussed” version in the PickleJar. If you have comments please send them my way.
• I never knew so much was involved in buying a house. Thank you to all the homeowners who sent me their advice! My loan agent informs me that we should close on the house sometime next week and we’ll start moving after immediately after that. I can’t wait to be out of this apartment!

Posted on June 27, 2001

• Last week I purchased a copy of Vue d’Esprit 4. For those of you not familiar with it, I used Vue d’Esprit 2 to create “Tropic of Capricorn“.

  The software arrived yesterday and I got to spend a few hours exploring the new features. It’s a great program and I always recommend it to everyone who asks me “what software should I use?”.

  Anyway, I made a few test renders. Jessie really liked one of them and she told me I should post it. OK. It’s called “Saguaro 2001” and you’ll find it on the new images page. The old “Saguaro” image is viewable in the 1998 gallery. I hope you like it!

Posted on June 23, 2001

• I added an updated version of “Stormfront” to the gallery. I used World Builder this time, whereas the old version was done using Bryce. Back when I lived in Iowa, one of my favorite things was to go out in the country and watch storms roll in. I re-did this image mostly out of nostalgia, as I haven’t seen a single decent thunderstorm since I moved to California. Let me know what you think.

Posted on June 18, 2001

• I’ve added a new wallpaper, called “First Rays”, to the gallery. You’ll find it on the new images page. Feel free to share any comments you may have.

  This one took a little longer than I would have liked, mostly due to the fact that I had to visit the dentist three times last week. Ouch!

Posted on June 8, 2001

• Added a new wallpaper this afternoon. If you liked “Smidgeons” you should like this one too. It’s called “Psychlococcus” and you can find it on the New Images page. There is a “focused” version available in the Pickle Jar. Let me know which version you prefer.