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Suspended in stillness
23 July 2010 • permalink

A brand new visual stimulation from the realm of the abstract. An exploration of deeply curved shapes and 3D minimalism - a geometrical form suspended in endless void.

New online game: Magic Swap
20 June 2010 • permalink

Magic Swap is yet another fun online puzzle game that both relaxes and stimulates the mind. Like the other Eon Works games it requires Java to run, uses very little CPU time, and is very addictive. While working on it I played it far more than any other game I worked on. Finally this game is much easier than the others and still has great playability.

The game rules are very simple: swap two items that are next to each other until at least three of the same type of items are lined up either horizontally or vertically. Swapping is done by clicking on the two items to swap. The more items you can align the better your score. Have fun!

New online game: Distinctus
2 May 2010 • permalink

Just finished working on this new online game this evening. My friend and me eliminated the (hopefully) last few bugs so everything should work fine now. This is a different type of game from the previous ones. Here you see two images which are almost identical and your job is to spot the difference between the two images. Once you spotted a difference just click on it and continue till you find all the different areas. The faster you get the job done the higher you score. Right now it's easy to get in the Hall of Fame hi-score list, so grab the chance while you can! Enjoy this Amiga demoscene look and sound production :)

My first digital images
21 April 2010 • permalink

It may be hard to believe but I still have my Amiga 500 computer I bought back in 1987. I keep it for nostalgic reasons - to watch an occasional demo or play a game. So I turned it on recently and started looking through one of my large floppy disk boxes to see if I could find a demo I haven't seen in a while (few years). Instead I found an old gfx floppy disk with my own ancient graphics I did back in 1993. Those were the days of low resolution and limited bitdepth. The average screen resolution back then was 320x256 pixels, and 32 or 256 colors were at one's disposal. Although at first this may seem crude and limiting by today's standards, such limitation encouraged great creativity that made the seemingly impossible possible. The Amiga demo scene of that time is probably the best proof of that.

Anyway, I found 2 bitmaps aka images I did in 32 colors using Deluxe Paint 4. Game Cheats and Utilities are some of the very first digital images I ever did. Back then I did much of my graphic work by literally placing pixels next to each other one at a time until they formed the desired shape or object. 320 x 256 = 81920 pixels to fill up - that's a lot of mouse clicking!

These images illustrate how much technology has improved and how I have progressed during the past 17 years. I wonder how my pictures will look like in 17 years from now?

Calm afternoon
9 April 2010 • permalink

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I have a brand new space image in the gallery - a very lovely piece. The bad news is that it looks awful on most flat screens. The problem with flat screens (aka LCD) is that they display everything much brighter and with higher color saturation. Because of that many of my images look terrible on LCDs. I still use a CRT monitor because LCD monitors that are good enough for doing art work are very expensive (minimum $2000). Eventually the cheap LCDs will become as good as the expensive models of today. Until that happens there is no easy solution to this problem...

Nonaquad - the latest brain workout breakthrough!
2 April 2010 • permalink

After many weeks of arcane development the new online game is finally done. Created at the Eon Works computer lab this new product is to improve the function of certain areas in the brain. It works by stimulating brain neurons with perplexing visual input that needs to be sorted out. A daily dose of just 15 minutes of Nonaquad relaxes the mind while providing a gentle brain workout that enhances its function. Daily practice may improve IQ.*

The game rules are very simple: Slide the tiles horizontally or vertically until each of the nine large squares is filled with one color. The faster you get the job done the higher your score. Enjoy this neat brain workout!

* These statements have not been disproven by the FDA.

The new game is almost done!
30 March 2010 • permalink

The new game I'm working on now is almost done and will appear online during the next few days. The visual polishing and fine tuning of the scoring system can take a while... But let me tell you, this new game will give your brain a workout few puzzle games can match! So if you thought that Pentacolor is easy, just wait for this one.

By the way, have you noticed the new players in the Hall Of Fame of Pentacolor? MURPHY from USA continues to be the king, but the new starsmaker from Romania moved from 9'th to second position in only 12 minutes!

Myself, I yet have to manage to get past the 5000 points barrier. 10000? Maybe with a puzzle solving brain implant!

Artsy mugs to brighten your day!
23 March 2010 • permalink

I recently ordered four of the classic white mugs from my store to check the quality. I just received them today and I must say that I'm impressed. The printing and mug quality is better than I expected. So if you need a new mug check out my art mugs - it may be just what you need. Several different mug types are available and most of them are dishwasher and microwave safe.

UPDATE (2010-06-05): unfortunately they do get stained more (on the inside) than the average mug. At least the classic ones do. They still look just as cool though :)

Liquid forms 2
19 March 2010 • permalink

Just added a new image to the abstract gallery: Liquid forms 2 - a continuation of the Liquid Forms rendering.

The tough economic times are especially hard for all those who don't sell essentials for everyday living. Thus my artistic output will be lower than usual till the economy improves. I will therefore concentrate for a while on developing free online games for this site. They are fun to work on, and may bring some additional traffic and perhaps new fans.

I'm currently working on a new unique online puzzle game which is in a final phase of development. If all goes well the new game will be online in a couple of weeks. Until then, see if you can get in the Hall Of Fame of the first game - Pentacolor :)

Wear art that is out-of-this-world!
24 February 2010 • permalink

Now the wait is over. The new Eon Works t-shirts are here: several fabulous designs to choose from. Proven highly durable in intergalactic tests, these t-shirts will work fine in most environments that support humanoid life forms. Main advantages over other t-shirts:

- charged with visionary energy.
- frequent wearing improves art taste.
- the Eon Works logo wards off negativity and attracts creative vibes.

Available in different sizes, colors and styles that always fits best those who maintain a creative lifestyle with a vision.

The default color is black, the classic heavyweight t-shirt. Tagless design for ultimate comfort. Pre-shrunk, 6.1 ounce 100% cotton.

Shipping available to any location on Earth. Extraterrestrial fans must provide a shipping device unless timely delivery is not required.

To order, jump through the following cyberspace link to the Eon Works apparel store.

UPDATE (2010-06-05): unfortunately the printing quality on the black t-shirts is unsatisfactory. I therefore removed all black t-shirts for now. The default t-shirt color is now white.

Pentacolor - online puzzle game
2 January 2010 • permalink

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 • permalink

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 • permalink

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 • permalink

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 • permalink

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 • permalink

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 • permalink

Added a new image to the abstract gallery.

Numinous elements
17 August 2009 • permalink

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".

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love it can see this image in my next book.

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