15. The wrath of the sky demons.

The People's story continues.

I was also planning yet another praise of bad weather, but, out of respect for the people in the Philippines, I'll shut up. http://article.wn.com/view/2009/09/26/Thousands_flee_heavy_Philippines_rain_flooding/

14. Rain on table.

Merdø, Norway, august 2009.

13. Still Life in the Rain, or Gone Fishing.

Merdø, Norway, august 2009.

12. A dark and stormy night.

Personally, I love thunder storms, and have experienced a couple of great ones. A few weeks ago, me and a buddy was out at his family's cabin, on a small local island called Merdø. It was raining, which means good fishing, but the wind made sure we never got to that. The ocean was white with foamy waves, and it was raining horizontally. And speaking of horizons - since the next piece of land is Denmark, we had an IMAX-view of nature's spectacular fireworks. All along the night sky, electric bolts shot from low, dark clouds... Really kool. And wet. And cold. But mainly really kool.

The next time a storm passes by where you live - not counting Floridians, and folks in other places where bad weather can throw tonnage around - don't just sit inside with your TV unplugged. Get out there and experience it!

Oh, by the way... Wear something waterproof.

11. Pin Cushion Hills.

This painting has taken me over a week to finish, which is long enough, but I could have worked on it for a year. Could have continued adding details - branches on every tree, ripples on the water... It is difficult to stop while doing analog painting as well, but your eyes and brush sizes eventually stops you. In a digital painting you can zoom in, zoom in more, and then zoom in again. Without self control, you'll be working on one tree for a week, and this thing has hundreds.

So, at some point you'll have to stop and say: It is done. Which I just did.