OMG I have ben gone from LJ like a long time. Well I am back and will be making regular entries.

These images are the first in a series I call "David's Micro Treasures". The images are photomicrographs of micro mineral specimens from my own collection taken through a microscope at a magnification of 30X. The mineral specimens are iridescent hematite from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. It is awesome to realize that such beauty is NOT ( Read more... )

I have fifteen of my mineral art paintings on display at the Grayson Branch public library in Grayson, Georgia. I have attached a photograph of the exhibit. They have a really nice space in which to display art.


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I wanted to share a beautiful photomicrograph of the mineral Wufenite. This image was taken through a microscope at the tiny mineral specimen. The light was just right to make the crystal appear to glow.


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My publisher, Andborough Books, has released the rights to Adventures of Piffels the Elf Volume One and Two, back to me. I just have to sign the form ( Read more... )

Well I have been wearing boogie shoes today! In the morning I did some banking, went to a large warehouse store (Sam's Club) to buy berries (Bears do have to have berries!), then to another big department store to pick up some medical stuff and a toaster for my daughter. Then off to a big hardware store to buy a gift card for my son in law. Then to ( Read more... )

I am reading a fabulous book about the Battle of Britain during WWII. The book title is: With Wings Like eagles. Written by: Michael Korda.

I want to share my latest mineral painting. This one is the mineral Crocoite, a lead, chromium oxide, from the Red Lead Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia. The painting is executed in watercolor and Prismacolor colored pencil on 140 Lb Langton Prestige watercolor paper. Image size is 14 X 19 inches. The actual mineral ( Read more... )

My second book, Adventures of Piffels the Elf, Volume Two: Battle for the Elfin Realms, is now up on Barns and Noble.com I wanted to let everyone know in case you are interested in buying the book.

There is an apparent glitch in the Amazon.com listing of my new book Adventures of Piffels the Elf Volume 2: Battle for the Elfin Realms. You will need to enter my name in the Amazon search window to get the book listing to come up. The book is in the Amazon system. I wanted to let everyone know about this glitch in case you were thinking of buying ( Read more... )