Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Crazy Stairs

Was playing with 3D effects in Apophysis. This one makes me slightly nauseous.

Crazy Stairs

The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link.

Today's Gratitude Item: That I'm not the only one who hates the "new" flickr. They have made some massive, unwelcome changes. Within 12 hours, there were almost 8,000 posts to the feedback thread on the Help forum. Most of them were very negative. If only they would change it back...

Monday, May 20, 2013

Blue Chess

Thank goodness for the "snap to guide" property in PaintShop Pro. Without it, creating this one would have been really tough.

Blue Chess

The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link.

Today's Gratitude Item: Making some progress on my 'marking mountain' - this has been hampered by the fact that despite last week's disastrous 're-image' of my work computer, the 'medium' sized problem that lead to the 're-image' has still not been solved. To cut a tedious story short, even doing simple things on my work computer from home is now a long, difficult process. Here's hoping that my continual emails to the ICT department have some effect (and soon). The only good thing about this entire mess is that until the issue is fixed, I have an excellent excuse for missing key deadlines.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Eye Spy

Background to this one worked better than expected.

Eye Spy

The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link.

Today's Gratitude Item: That the kid's dance class I taught today as part of a 6 week elective at the local Hebrew School went really well. Everyone gave it a good go and seemed to have fun. Some of the girls were particularly enthusiastic and I'm hoping they will encourage their mothers to come to my 'Adult' class on Wednesdays.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Spring Spot

This was appropriate when it was created some time ago. Back then we were moving towards the end of spring and into summer (at least in my part of the world).

Spring Spot

The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link.

Today's Gratitude Item: Finally catching up on some sleep! Being exhausted is not fun. It's a pity that my 'work mountain' seems to be getting worse rather than better...

Friday, May 17, 2013

Heat Exchange

This one is a variation on a theme.

Heat Exchange

The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link.

Today's Gratitude Item: Finally getting my computer back from the technicians. They had to put on the software that they removed when they re-imaged my machine (long story). Whilst it's still a case of 'two steps forward, one step back' at least some progress is being made. Needless to say have learned a lot from this week's disasters so it's not a total loss.