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Pentacolor - online puzzle game
2 January 2010

online puzzle game

Greetings and best wishes for 2010! As many of you know I have been working in the computer games industry since the mid 1990s and have been playing games since mid 1980s (starting with the Commodore 64). My favorite games are from the Amiga 500 era of late 1980s to early 1990s. Games back then were generally simpler and in my opinion more enjoyable. So with all this gaming experience I thought it would only be natural to make a game that is simple and fun to play. I actually had plans for doing this since 2006 but first now was able to materialize it. Better late than never :)

Pentacolor is an online puzzle game that requires Java 1.5 or higher to run. If the game does not start you'll have to enable Java in your browser and restart the browser. If the version of Java on your computer is older than 1.5 you will need to download and install the latest version of Java to play the game. I created this game with a friend and the music was composed by Bjorn Lynne.

The game rules are very simple: combine as many equally colored squares as possible and clear them away. The more squares you combine together the more points you earn. Use your mouse to click on a collection of the same color squares to make them disappear. The faster you get the job done the higher your score. Have fun!

2010 wall calendar
5 December 2009

2010 wall calendar

I'm a bit late this year with my art calendar but hopefully not too late. I selected the best artwork from all my galleries so you can enjoy something different every month. The 2010 wall calendar is available in three sizes: small, standard and huge. I also added a few more mousepads and an apparel section with t-shirts, mugs and stickers. Currently there is free shipping on orders of $25 or more.

I sell the calendar through my Zazzle store which is available in different countries around the world. So if you prefer to order it from a store that is closest to your country (or in your native language) here are direct links to the calendar in different stores: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, UK, USA. I hope this 2010 calendar will bring you much visual pleasure and help keep track of important dates.

Free iPhone wallpapers
22 November 2009

I just expanded the free section with iPhone wallpapers. Yesterday I selected a nice collection of suitable images from all the galleries and customized them for the iPhone. I had to rotate some of the images and crop all of them to fit the 320x480 iPhone display. There are 15 background images in total. They can be freely used for private purposes. Hope you like them :)

Old Bryce images
5 November 2009

arctic dawn

Today I was looking for something in my old backups and came across these old Bryce images I did back in the mid 1990s. They belong in the gallery so here is a bit of 3D Bryce nostalgia: On the patrol (scifi), Arctic dawn (space), Artificial swamp (surreal), Air Battle (scifi).

Twitting featured artist
22 September 2009

This time I have some miscellaneous news:

Yesterday I have been selected as the Featured Artist of the day at ImageKind. I actually missed seeing this myself, but luckily ImageKind keeps a record of Featured Members. Thank you ImageKind.

Also yesterday I joined Twitter, which is great for posting quick and very small updates. So from now on any brief news or anything else that I find worth sharing will be posted there. Feel free to follow me.

Many months ago I also joined Facebook and Myspace. Although I have not been using them much I plan to be more active there from now on. BTW, the best way to stay updated is to subscribe to my RSS feed and follow my Twitting. I do send out infrequent email updates but unfortunately due to spam and spam filters they are becoming increasingly ineffective. Only 5 - 10% of my 500+ subscribers receive them.

Flight of the dragon
3 September 2009

scifi space fantasy

This video features wonderful music from another very talented spacesynth musician Marco Rochowski. The name of the track is "Flight of the dragon" which is one of my favorite of his tunes. I plan on doing more promo videos with Marco's music so stay tuned.

Cosmic flower
25 August 2009

contemporary abstract art flower

Added a new image to the abstract gallery.

Numinous elements
17 August 2009

surreal abstract video art

Yesterday I uploaded a new promo video to Youtube. This time it's a combination of abstract and surreal work with a great ambient track from Matt Hillier, called "Daisy".

Metaphysical Journey
1 July 2009

surreal ambient video art

New promo video. This time with surreal art and the first 10 minutes of a wonderful track from Matt Hillier, called "Nomad". The track appears on the "Magik Square Of The Sun" album and is about 21 minutes long. Unfortunately youtube has a 10 minutes limit on videos so only the first part of the track is included in the video.

Art Digital Magazine interview
29 June 2009

admag screenshot

I have been interviewed recently by the Art Digital Magazine and the interview went online yesterday. You can read it here.

Between horizons
8 June 2009

abstract ambient video art

New promo video. This time with the music from the ambient composer Matt Hillier whose music I have been enjoying since I first heard the Alien mutation vs Indigo egg - MicrocosMacrocosm album in the late 1990s. Matt's ambient work is very unique and highly creative as you will hear in this and the future promo videos.

Imagine you are traveling through undiscovered dimension. A dimension of unfolding soundscapes and abstract visions. A hypnotic journey during which time ceases to exist...

Cosmic awareness
4 June 2009

space picture of landscape with green nebula

I rendered this image for the upcoming Anosphere album "Nation of love" cover, and partially named it after one of the album tracks that Anosphere send me during the production process. If you like spacesynth music, I can recommend Anosphere's albums. Check this video to get an idea what kind of music this is.

Special Deal - Free shipping on Zazzle
30 May 2009

super DEAL

Free shipping on orders of $55+ from my Zazzle store. Offer ends Sunday night. This message will self-destruct in 30 seconds (kidding!) Use Code: SHIPSFORFREE at checkout.

The fine print: To qualify for this free shipping offer, one or more Zazzle products must be purchased with a net sale price equal to or greater than 55.00 dollars. The coupon code SHIPSFORFREE must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. The free shipping offer is for standard (or economy if standard is not available) shipping to U.S. addresses only. Shipping charges will apply to oversized orders and orders being shipped on an expedited basis or outside the U.S. Offer is valid from May 28, 2009 through May 31, 2009 at 11:59pm PT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.

Unsolved Mysteries - UFOs
29 May 2009

unsolved mysteries ufos

In my ongoing search for quality documentary series that are free of hype, sensationalism and annoying editing effect (shaky camera movements, rapid zoom ins/outs, fast forwarding, flashing bright screens between shots and other useless visual pollution) I recently bought the Unsolved Mysteries: UFOs DVD collection. Unsolved Mysteries was a popular TV program investigating real-life mysteries, missing persons, conspiracy theories, unsolved crimes, and unexplained paranormal phenomena like alien abductions, ghosts, and UFOs. The program was hosted by Robert Stack, and was shown from 1987 to 2002. I occasionally watched it during the late 1980s and early 1990s and even taped a few episodes.

In 2004 a "UFOs" DVD set was released which contains all the best UFO segments from the program (26 segments on 4 DVDs, 360 minutes). The Unsolved Mysteries team investigated many famous UFO sightings including the Rendlesham forest incident, Allagash Abductions, Roswell, Area 51, Phoenix lights and many others. I really enjoyed watching all 26 segments, some of which are very captivating. They are all high quality - especially the actual reconstruction of events based on eyewitness testimony is impressive. All stories investigated are presented in a serious, free of sensationalism, and a fairly objective manner. If you are interested in the UFO phenomena you will most likely enjoy watching this UFO DVD collection.

Star convention
24 May 2009

space pic

I thought it was about time to do yet another out-of-this-world video production, so I brought it into existence yesterday evening. This colorful fusion of sound and vision utilizes Anospehre's "Star convention" track along with my scifi and space artwork. And you can see it on youtube as well.

By the way, all posters on Zazzle are up to 70% off. Just enter the code "MEMORIALSALE" at checkout - the sale ends this Sunday!

Dimension unknown
20 May 2009

surreal picture of a landscape with human figure

New image in the surreal gallery: Dimension unknown

Special Deal - Wallpapers on sale!
16 May 2009

super DEAL

Buy two (or more) wallpapers and get the super popular Planet scape wallpaper for free! This extraordinary deal of 3 wallpapers for just $10 that will save you a cool $5 is valid until June 1st. A dream come true for all wallpaper collectors!

By the way, I got in touch with the ambient music maestro Matt Hillier (of Ishvara and Ishq fame) and he readily agreed to participate in the upcoming promo videos with his highly creative ambient works. So I started the production yesterday and the first video should be online in a few days. I'm also working on the new surreal piece - now going through the preliminary-renderings phase. All looking good.

Surreal WIP
14 May 2009

art in progress

Started working on a new surreal piece. This one is going to be on the fringes of perception - a glimpse of/between two dimensions. Below is a wireframe shot. Don't want to reveal any more as I'm now working on the colors and depth of field and both can change a lot during this early phase. If all goes well I'll finish it in a week. So stay tuned for more updates.

I also plan on doing some more promo videos as they seem to be quite popular. There will be at least two more: one abstract and one surreal and possibly mixed ones at a later time. Finally thanks to all who send in their words of support after reading about the hate mail I get.

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New comments

tarfix:
The ships camouflage design is cool.

Tom:
A vision of a future shown in a cyberpunk style that reminds me of Blade Runner. I love this!

Tom:
Awesome! The alien really looks like a real being.

Sven:
This picture is beautifull. Infact, ALL of these are. The person who created these has ascended to a higher plane of thought. Such beautifull landscap... (more)

Douglas V. Diaz:
This reminds me of Team Dark in Sonic Heroes and the awesome band Julien K!

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