Original art "Lighthouse" created by me in Metatools Bryce 3

Welcome to my corner of the Internet. I'm a database administrator specializing in environmental information systems, a part time writer of science fiction and fantasy, painter of oriental style landscapes, creator of computer generated art, and hold a second degree black belt in hapkido. I live near San Francisco.


Martial Arts Pictures and Links

Martial arts are a very important part of my life. I began studying Hapkido nearly ten years ago and through it developed heightened self discipline and confidence. Hapkido is a blend of Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and Judo and for outstanding training in a friendly environment, try The Korean Martial Arts Center in San Francisco.


Writing

A link to my most ambitious venture, the fantasy novel The Wizards Of Llandwellyn as well as several short stories and non-fiction articles on martial arts and the Internet


Favorite Publications And Writers

Kind of an eclectic list, but then so are my tastes

Critter's Workshop

Clive Cussler

The Dilbert Zone

Katherine Kurtz

St. John's County Chronicle

J. R. R. Tolkien


Oriental Landscape Painting

I've long been drawn to the Chinese landscapes of the Sung and Yuan Dynasties (about 1000 - 1300 AD). I have had training in painting in this style, and have added scans of some of my original paintings. Travelling Through Mountains and Streams is one of the most famous works of the Sung era. For more information and images National Palace Museum Taiwan has probably the finest collection in the world.


Original Paintings


Computer Art

A more recent venture is designing computer generated landscapes in Metatool's Bryce2 and the newest version, Bryce3D. This amazing piece of software allows one to quickly create almost photorealistic, surrealistic, or fanciful images.

* New Works added April 19, 1998*

Computer Landscapes


Pets and Photo Page

Here's where my furry collection gets their moment of glory, plus a pair of photos that are here just because I happen to like them.

Pets and Photos


Environmental Information Links

I manage several large data systems for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Following are some links to useful environmental information and programs.

California Rivers Assessment

Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water

Information Center for the Environment

National Resources Defense Council

Sierra Club


Techie Stuff

I've developed several software packages with Microsoft's Visual Basic. These links are to some excellent sources of software and help for Visual Basic and other software.

Shariq Khan's Visual Basic Site

Microsoft's Official Visual Basic Site

Tucows

Winsite

Windows95.com


Friends and Family

Here's some links to homepages belonging to relatives, friends, and assorted acquaintances. Please keep an open mind if you believe in the adage of judging a person by the company he keeps. But seriously, these are all wonderful folks.

My sister and her husband are at Michele and Charlie

And my sister has her own page in addition at Michele

Information about Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and some of the friends I've made there are in Shangrila

Another Canadian friend and musically gifted is Ralph Billinger

Away from Canada and hailing from Texas is the multi-talented Michelle Epperson

Kansas produces a wonderful friend who lives up to her IRC name Angel

Spuds aren't all that's produced in Idaho as proven by"ESPNlady" aka Michele Covino

Recently arrived from India is the charming Latha Suryaprasad


Comments? Please email me at ewilson


This homepage developed the old fashioned way with HTML code because I didn't get around to finishing it before my trial copy of Hot Dog timed out.

Last updated July 5, 1998 people have seen this page