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On May 20th 2012 Anno Domini the moon passed over the sun leaving a perfect ring of light known as the “Ring of Fire.”  In case you missed it here’s a jpg of the event as I saw it from … Continue reading →

We are so happy to have Chen Guangcheng and his family in the United States as the most honourable guests our nation has ever had.  No leader in the world has stood up to the fierce wrath of the Chinese government.  … Continue reading →

Psalms 18:28-31 28    For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 29    For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30    As for … Continue reading →

This painting is for sale if anybody wants to make an offer.  Eventually I’ll sell it on an auction site or off my website or something, but you could always buy it before that.  It’s oil paint on a canvas … Continue reading →

Sepia is a color very similar to burnt umber but more neutral.  The lighter shade I used is CMYK color something around 50 32 69 42 for darkest areas and 44 55 63 20 for a midtone). Because it’s like … Continue reading →

All artists should practice their craft by creating simple studies to teach themselves the fundamentals of art.  Because the studies are very small and lack detail they can teach the principles more clearly and with less frustration than a full … Continue reading →

I thought I’d take 15 minutes to create a quick digital painting in the baroque style.  I did this with a series of fast glazes using only one brush set to various opacities and controlling the tone and the color … Continue reading →

Check out the painting of Mario on Embs Computer Art at this link.  http://embscomputerart.com/paintings.htm

Feb 19, 2012 Step 1: Right now I’m doing an under-painting in oil for a portrait of the cast of The Vampire Diaries. I’m applying the paint as a series of glazes over a dark neutral background. I want to … Continue reading →

The Digital King James Bible has been updated to edition 1.2 Verses 25 and 26 were missing from Genesis chapter 50 where I joined Genesis to Exodus.  These verses have been added back into the text so please download the … Continue reading →

The Bible Concordance is coming along. I’ve finished all A, B, C and most D words, along with all V, W, X, Y, and Z words. Only 8667 words to go!  The first edition will simply be a list of … Continue reading →

The internet is the greatest invention since the printing press.  Just as the printing press broke the back of Rome and set Europe free from Catholicism by allowing Bibles to be printed in native languages the internet has given access … Continue reading →

I spent a good portion of the day repairing a windows computer that had gotten a nasty virus.  AVG and Spybot are not catching the latest java obfuscation viruses.  This is the second time I’ve had to fix the same … Continue reading →

Tip: If you want wordpress to store fewer revisions of each post/page change the wp-config.php (which should be in the root folder for wordpress) to read “define( ‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, 3 );” where that line is found or by adding it if … Continue reading →

The most important tool a painter has is his palette knife.  It serves at least four purposes. 1.  You use it to mix pigment and medium to make paint when a glass muller is not available. 2.  You use it … Continue reading →