Artist and Author
My version of a painting hanging in my house. My first attempt at serious painting. During my short military career in Germany, I managed to travel the countryside most weekends. In the small towns scattered across Europe, places like this are common.
This year I began collecting 1/64 Scale Diecast Cars. The cars I buy are mostly Hotwheels, Matchbox, and M2. They are the least expensive in the hobby and, in my humble opinion, require improvement.
In the process I’m learning to use all the tools & materials required, such as the wide array of available paints, solvents and primers. I’m also discovering how to disassemble without damage, drill and tap to allow the use of screws for reassembly, change interior color, upgrade wheel sets, and the varied uses of an inexpensive airbrush. There is a lot to learn, and it keeps be out of the bars.
Here are the results of my recent projects.
I like using ink to express the ideas in my mind. I draw what I picture in my head as I develop a story. The drawing I’ve included is a crucial part of Daniel Shaw’s story.
This is what was in my head when Daniel was being pursued by a mechanical dog through a forest he only minutes ago was dropped into. This hidden door will save him, and it is through this portal his destiny awaits.
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Al Clark-Asteroid, the fifth installment of my Al Clark Series is now available on most major digital sites. This new book was a year in the making and different than the others. For one thing, I didn’t have to kill anyone off. There are some close calls of course, but nobody dies. In the same tradition as the other books in the series, it is good old-fashioned science fiction. Other than Al and Robot Nine it has a totally new cast of characters, new exciting locations, and unexpected villians. It is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone.
There is a dark and desolate asteroid far out in our solar sysem, hiding among a multitude of orbiting frozen rocks, with a large hatch leading inside. Waiting patiently in the bowels of this abandoned black planetoid is a discovery with the potential to revolutionize space travel.
When Al and his intrepid crew received a questionable tip concerning a mineral rich prospect begging to be exploited, they undertook the long trip to investigate. Upon arrival they suffer a space explorer’s biggest nightmare. Through no fault of their own their ship crashes, stranding them with limited supplies and resources.
Their first and highest priority is to survive. The second priority is to repair their ship well enough to leave and complete the rebuilding at the nearest shipyard.
The crash cripples their ship, and the odds are stacked against them. They will need to utilize every resource to escape – including the treasure contained deep in the asteroid.
Can they make use of the discovery concealed inside this unremarkable black asteroid?
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This is the updated version of the drawing now included in my prequel to the AL CLARK Series. Best of all? The short story is discounted.
If you like good ‘Old-Fashioned’ Sci-Fi Adventure–something without a lot of war, politics or sex, you might like this series. All but the prequel are available in (eBook-Paperback-Audiobook)
When you are trapped and alone, it helps to have a friend.
Al Clark (Book One): https://bit.ly/AlClark1
Al Clark-Avalon (Book Two):
Al Clark-Thera (Book Three): https://bit.ly/AlClark3
Al Clark-Earth (Book Four): https://bit.ly/AlClark4
This is the time of year when family gathers to celebrate. A great excuse to break out the board games, play football, or participate in any one of a thousand forms of entertainment.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
How many games can you find?
When I don’t have it in me to write – I draw. It keeps the old brain focused. I call this a Super Doodle. Incorporating all the different elements into the drawing was fun, although taxing. My Sakura Micron pens allowed me to blend at least 26 unique components into the piece, with some areas that are three dimensional. To tell the truth, I’m pleased with the end result.
How many scenes, objects, and creatures can you locate?
It’s been a while since I posted any art, and I have felt guilty. It’s just that there is so much time spent on promotion, there doesn’t seem to be much left. Anyway, this is an oldie but a goodie. Something I did many years ago, and one of my personal favorites.
I can picture myself (and fellow adventurers) exploring new planets, happily traversing the landscape without a care in the world.
My granddaughter is into rock painting, and is experimenting with paint markers. She’s a chip off the old block. These are mine. You can’t have them.
A view from space of the only known habitable planet. One would think we would appreciate the complexities and fragility of our world. There have been cataclysmic events in the past. However, we weren’t around to affect the change.
Jonathan G. Meyer 