God Cannot Exist

The laws that govern the Universe must exist before the Universe, therefore,

No being that exists in the Universe could have created the laws of the Universe, therefore,

No orderly being can create order, therefore,

God cannot exist.

No Good Ideas Complete

The underpainting to one of my last pictures of the season is now complete, No Good Ideas is a true story about the lack of ideas for good pictures, and how, like magic, brilliant and seemingly elusive originality was found to be there all the time. Tomorrow I start on a painting for Andrew which is about relaxation and a bright future, good themes for any bedroom wall.

Gunstorm and More

The Gunstorm E.P. is now ready to go apart from the video. I'm finishing off a few final summer painting tasks before the light fades, at which time I'll get to work on my first new music in a long time.

MMC Dream Poem

A poem based on a dream, some of the words are exactly as in the dream.

MMC

Taken by a man who wasn't a p,
and handed to one who was.
Where are you?
First whispered "k..oss."
"The 13th of May, the king and the glass."

Taskforce and Music News

Work is a hectic at the moment. Taskforce has been updated a version to v1.02 with the inclusion of 12 instead of 6 troops. It really improves the game. I wish I'd thought of trying it two years ago! The Flatspace Soundtrack has also appeared on iTunes too, and I'm updating Gunstorm II a version to prepare for the Steven's release of the newly remastered theme tune as a chart single in November.

Progress

Mostly busy on painting at the moment, with a short time out to remaster the Gunstorm II song for its single release. The St. Andrew picture is underpainted but I've decided to rework the composition so I'll not finish that until at least next year. Pictures in progress include:

Domination of the Fishes. A small panel in the style of Half a Broken Heart about the depletion of fish stocks (Mmm, fish stock).
Eye Among the Pears. One of my few highly surreal pictures (because normally I pick an main idea instead of dreamily automise subconscious visions). This is a partial tribute to a picture called Christina's World.
Artificial Venus is a female figure study, originally a colour test for the St. Andrew picture. It has proved useful but will be a picture in its own right when I complete it.
Sunset with Petalliforms is also quite surreal and about the forlorn hope of romance.
Dead Bird says it all. It's a test of simply copying from a photo. I could have picked a live bird but: A. They don't stand still enough for me to photograph and B. My personality is instinctively contrary.

A few are in the very earliest stages, but the sketch is complete to a cover picture for a proposed music album of my game music called Stupid Computer Music. Over winter I'd like to get some music done. Hopefully finish The Journey with Steven, remaster The Spiral Staircase and perhaps write a sequel which is pencilled in as The Music Box.

One Day Shortlisted in the UK National Songwriting Contest

One of my 2005 songs, One Day, has made it to the semi finals of the UK National Songwriting Contest. Steven McLachlan's excellent vocals helped give this dramatic song the power it needed. A reworked Gunstorm II theme song will be released as a pop single in a few months. Perhaps I can persuade Steven to include One Day as a bonus track.

Sunset with Petalliforms 2

The underpainting to the large sunset with petalliforms picture is now complete.