Thanks, guys! For all the and ! I am hopelessly behind. I don't like not thanking people individually, but I get a lot, and I have been trying to visit everyone's gallery instead. Hey, I really, really appreciate each and every one of you!

Because of deviantART's new arrangement, I'm a little lost at the moment, so I will have to rely on my past lists to thank people for fav's. Please know I am VERY thankful, and I will do my best to thank each and every one of you, but please also know, I will visit your gallery when I can!

Update on watched deviations: I have around 34,000 and have been whittling away on them. It's still way too many, but I'm plugging away at it. When I get caught up, I will come thank everyone for fav's and watches, because I will look at your gallery if you're new to me. So hopefully, I'll be able to visit before too long. Thanks for your patience, and just know I appreciate you all to pieces! I will have more time for awhile, to look at things, it looks like.

Just so you know, I am more likely to fav your work if 1. the image is small enough so I can see it without doing a "view image" which means I leave the page, you do NOT upload a png file (too large), and you don't put a watermark on it. Instead, put a copyright notice on the edge, or a URL to your site (free advertising if someone steals your image). The watermark often destroys the design. The jpg format is perfectly adequate for screen viewing in almost all cases. If you have detail you want to keep crisp, save at a lower compression. Don't give me your print file! I don't want it.

Don't forget about This is for people who like to tweak fractal images, and digital landscapes. It's been deader'n a doornail, so let's see some activity!

Thank you.

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AND NOW FOR THE NEW STUFF!

I'm wandering back.

In February, I mentioned that I was trying to do something with WebRings. Well, that was a complete failures, as far as I can tell. The situation over there is totally untenable. At one point, I was managing hundreds of rings. I have only a few rings left, and I'm turning those back, and then I will be leaving. They have at least one person over there who is a real bully, and he decided to pick on me. The less said about that situation, the better. But I'm not going to promote them here anymore, either, and I am considering deleting my other entry. But just so you know...

Nobody likes to fail, but I have to say I learned a lot.

Now that I'm back, I hope to be able to pay attention to deviations and comments again. I'm still uncomfortable with the new changes; they just don't work as well for me as the older versions did.

I have a bunch of photos from the Renaissance Festival, and I promised to post those a long time ago. So I will do that in the next few days. The other thing I need to do right away is design calendars. It's probably too late to make many sales, but I always buy a few myself anyway, so I will go ahead and do that. I give some away, and keep one of each. One person I have known for a long time, and he fixes my cars, likes to hang his in the office where people can see them.

I have made a small sum on another site, but sales are still very slow. Perhaps what I have made here collectively is about the same as what I made there. But I want to get back into art again; I needed a break, and it has been good for me.

I have ordered a new camera: Pentax K10d, no, not the most recent model, but all I can afford. I'm still waiting for it to arrive.

For the moment, I'm not traveling to do photography. The political situation is too untenable, and for the moment, we have reduced income, and I'm not willing to spend the money. Maybe in a few months. We'll see how it goes.

I think I'll wrap up for now, and write more later. I'll also work on my skin then.

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********************WARNING*******************

Folks, I got a note from !marydunner , who has been banned. (And by the way, there are more like her out there, so this warning is for ANY note you get that tells you to submit your photos, poetry, whatever. deviantART is staying on top of them, but in the few hours before they catch one of them, you could get hit with a sweet note telling you how much they love you, etc.) The effusive note said I was a genius and invited me to enter a free art contest at picture.com. For some reason, people are signing up under different names and then passing around this canned message. So don't just look for this one. There are others. Just so people know, that's a HUGE SCAM. They have these contests that are supposedly free, but you can't win anything big unless you go to a conference to "present your art". The conference costs nearly $1000, and you have to pay your transportation, food, and lodging to get and stay there. Also, if you get an honorable mention or greater, you can PURCHASE a silver cup or some other meaningless trophy. YOU have to pay for it. A legitimate contest gives you the award for free. Out of a few thousand contestants, they award one grand prize of $10,000, and a few other prizes for $1000. Other than that, you're out of luck. The ONLY way you come out ahead is to win the grand prize. They publish coffee table books with pictures in them, and they like it if you buy the one that has your picture in it. I also had two pictures on their site, and they started SELLING things like cups with one of them on it, for which they get ALL the profit, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. I will never have anything to do with them again! PLEASE pass on this warning! deviantART was right to ban her, but deviants may fall for it, so we need to spread the word. Sure, they might sue me for it, but if they do, I'll OWN them!

Just a few stamps; I will add to these.



Everything below this sentence is old news...

They won't let me be a yellow alien anymore! Well, I'm still one at heart!

Don't ever forget Jark!
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I support the Unknown Artist Project.



Here are some artists I'd like to tell you about. Some of them are not unknown artists, but in my opinion, they are still well worth watching.

Exquisite bird photos, many in flight:



Profound and beautiful photography:



Gorgeous Ultrafractal images:



Incomparable Apophysis images:



Innovative fractal work:



Awesome Terragen:



Spectacular Mountain Photography:



Their collages and fractals are amazing!

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Her sunset pictures are exquisite:



One of the most spectacular prints in the store:



Daily Deviations.



I have put the other awards in the collection of awards in my gallery. Please take a look! They are all there, and it's a better way to organize them. I have moved most of them, I think.

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The rest of these awards and honors don't fit well in that gallery, so I leave them here for now.

Another wow! I was featured in the news today! 10/1/06.

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Thank you to !!!

featured me in his journal: [link] !!!

Thank you so much!


Thank you for featuring my art here: [link] I am in some distinguished company!

featured my gallery. [link] Thank you!

has featured me frequently. I VERY MUCH appreciate it!

Sampler of my work:


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Please note: if you are interested in a print of any of the above, in most cases I can make one available. Please ask! Eventually, I will have nearly all of them available.



Sampler of my prints:







Member of:








If you are newly visiting my page, please note that I have uploaded the following types of art:



Photography (landscape, nature - including macro and animal, architecture, people)

Photo manipulation

Experimental photography

Fractals made in Apophysis, Ultrafractal, and Xenodream

3D art in Terragen, Bryce, and Vue d'Esprit, some abstract, some scenes

a smattering of needlepoint and sculpture; watch for other traditional arts




This will help you to choose what genre interests you if you choose to visit my gallery, and wish to concentrate on one genre.



Feel free to leave a comment in any language. I read 15. If I don't know what language it is, or I can't read it, I'll let you know, and I love a mystery! Heck, if you are willing to do that, I might even leave you a comment in your language.



I am uploading print files for older images as I have time. If you have a particular favorite and would like to buy a print that isn't available, let me know. There is a good chance I can provide one on request.



Once more I want to assure you that I really, really appreciate each and every time you support me in any way. I will respond to as many as I can, but I want to give you all a HUGE thank you right now. Also, when I can, I will visit your galleries. I am discovering that I have a huge list of galleries I want to visit, but I am keeping track, and I will be there to see all of my supporters eventually.



I try to make my images a good size for viewing. This means they download quickly for those of us (like me) who have a slow modem, and lets you see the images as I intended it: whole. I would like to encourage others to do the same. We can see more of your images that way!