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I have had a long standing love affair with the art of Alphonse Mucha. In my eyes he’s the embodiment of the Art Nouveau movement, and a source of tremendous inspiration. His precise line work and segmented geometric illustrations create a sense of awe for me that I can’t really put into words. There’s a sense of balance in his work that puts me at ease when I’m looking at it, and I strive to find that in my own artwork.

One of my all-time favorite collections of his are his Seasons images (pictured here).

How about you? Do you have a favorite image(s) by Mucha? Is there another illustrator/artist from the pages of history that you like better?

I’ve been a gamer to varying degrees for roughly two dozen years and I’ve seen all manner of software come and go when it comes to gaming supplies. For many years, smaller companies have tried to take on the Big Boys in an effort to squeeze out some small piece of the market pie. The problem is that gaming is, at least for most of us, a hobby. Hobbies sometimes get a good chunk of people’s spending cash, but I’ve always delighted in the fact that gaming can be inexpensive.

Yes. Inexpensive. Aside from the basic rulebooks, a pad of paper, some pens and pencils, and a set of dice, I’ve spent very little directly on the hobby of gaming. Practically nothing. That’s what I want to talk about today – software that costs us nothing and yet is greatly useful for your gaming group. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re into role-playing, and want to try something a little different, check out the new storefront for my dearly beloved Nevermet Press. We’ve got our first product available to the public: The Desire. It’s a PDF filled to overflowing with original content for your campaign – all surrounding one primary villaness: Desiree Turpis – a madame whos cunning is only outmatched by her greed.

With everything from encounters to magic items to maps by some of the greatest RPG bloggers out there today, I can tell you that it would be money well spent if you just got the one PDF. However, one of the group was kind enough to create a second version of the PDF in portrait view with fewer graphics so that you can print out a copy without burning through an ink cartridge.

Go – check it out – enjoy. That’s what it’s there for! Also – if you want more content for your gaming sessions for absolutely FREE, check out the website here: http://www.nevermetpress.com

I know, I know – it’s about time! Well, I’ve finally added some of the images I did for Nevermet Press to the Finished Art gallery here on the site. Many of you have seen these in one form or another already, but they’re new here to the site, and if you follow my art more than you do the world of RPGs, then this may be your first time seeing them.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci has always been one of my all time favorite artists. Today, in lieu of any artwork (I’m busy with things that I can’t post yet) I give you a few thoughts by this master…

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