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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Paintings of Thomas Hill

Yosemite Valley

Royal Arches and Half Dome Yosemite

Mount St. Helena, Napa Valley

The Davidson Glacier

Thomas Hill (September 11, 1829 – June 30, 1908) was a brilliant Hudson River School painter.

Monday, June 25, 2012

The art of typography can be both gratifying at times and tedious at times, but once I had created a font I developed a great respect for the professionals in the field.
In this post I want to show off some of my humble typographic efforts.

Link to site where my fonts can be downloaded.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Literature Pick #24

The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'
by William Hope Hodgson
A fantastic gothic tale detailing the strange adventures of men lost at sea.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Saint Anthony the Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold

by the Master of the Osservanza Triptych

circa 1435

Tempera on panel painting

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Favorite Actress Showcase #6: Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart won the hearts of millions in the 1990's first with the masterful Clarissa Explains It All and then with her tour de force Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, truly one of the absolute greatest television shows in the entire history of mankind. She has also starred in Drive Me Crazy and had a brilliant cameo in Not Another Teen Movie, more recently she's done a stint on Dancing with the Stars and currently stars on the ABC Family series Melissa & Joey. Melissa is without a doubt incredibly talented and her beauty is breathtaking.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Literature Pick #23

Test Rocket!
by Jack Douglas
A superb short story from the April 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

Dongtian Mountain Hall

The building of paradise in the mountains of the immortals.

by Dong Yuan

mid-tenth century Chinese art

Ink and light colors on silk, vertical scroll

71.7 x 47.7 inches

Friday, June 1, 2012

Literature Pick #22

A Martian Odyssey and Valley of Dreams
by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
From the July and November 1934 issues of Wonder Stories. These two short stories are brilliant works of science fiction that tell of the first trip to Mars, a truly fantastical adventure into the unknown.