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February 2012 Desktop Wallpaper
Another photo of Oathill Lake. The light looking towards the Atlantic ocean and the clouds just called out to me. Right click on the file link below to save the file to your computer Wallpaper 1024 x 768 pixels 1280 … Continue reading
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January 2012 Desktop Wallpaper
This was how the lake looked like on December 26/2011. The lake had frozen over and was a milky color, then it snowed and rained and now there was a thin layer of water on top of the ice and … Continue reading
November 2011 Desktop Wallpaper
The fall colors around the lake are always a joy to see. So I decided that I will use the photo of them for November’s wallpaper. Right click on the file link below to save the file to your computer … Continue reading
October 2011 Desktop Wallpaper
It looks like our street is finally getting optical fiber cables from the phone company. First I saw a tags appear on hydro poles, then there was this big white junction box on the pole. Now there are workers working … Continue reading
Puzzle People
10/11/1998 For a long time I had this idea floating around my brain of using a puzzle overlay on some of my graphics. So I posted on the microsoft.public.imagecomposer.discussion newsgroup for a puzzle overlay. I received a puzzle overlay and … Continue reading
Playing with Distortion
30/07/1999 For a long time I had this saying buzzing around my head and wanted to make it into a bumper sticker. It just never worked. Well, now it just kind of created itself. My biggest trouble had always been … Continue reading
Solar Flares Graphic
17/12/1999 I found at the discovery channel’s online site a camera that takes ultraviolet pictures of the solar flares. As soon as I saw the image I knew that it had great possibilities as a graphic. So I took the … Continue reading
Mandalas
12/12/1998 Since I have been drawn to creating things in the round lately, it has been a natural progression to “Mandalas”. Here is the dictionary definition of the word: man·da·la Pronunciation: ‘man-da-la Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit mandala circle Date: 1859 1 : a Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of … Continue reading
Dream Window Graphic
1998 I like to work with dingbat fonts to create graphics. I needed a graphic looking through a window and could not find one, so I made my own. I created this image the following way: The window frame started … Continue reading
The Geisha – Graphic Design
While looking through newsgroups I came across a link for a tutorial for a Geisha with PhotoImpact. I really like the finished image, but don’t have that program. So I decided to see if I could follow the tutorial and create the … Continue reading
