my drawings on these beer cans...photo by me :)

"Over Lincoln Highway" by Nate Dray 18 x 24 inches, watercolor on paper

"Single Pink Earlys" 18 x 24 inches, watercolor on paper

"Earth, 320 mya"

"Daffodils on Black" 18 x 24 inches, ink & gouache on paper

Diluvian Games, 2026

"Narcissus and Co." 14 x 17 inches, watercolor on paper

"Sam Lloyd, 1897 - Orange moves first, mates in two" A chess problem illustration by Nate Dray

Diluvian Enterprises 005

"Into Sheepskin Hollow" 13 x 16 inches, colored drawing on paper on cardboard

"The American Schematic" 15 x 20 inches, mixed media on paper

"Along the Y&S by Grimm's Bridge" 18 x 24 inches, watercolor on paper ...a view from the woods of a railroad embankment on a bright sunny February day.

“Hellwig's Conquest: A Tactical Game based on Chess” This book now available on Etsy and ebay. Letter-sized, perfect bound, w/ color plates, 144 pages. Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1619390774/hellwigs-conquest-a-tactical-game-based ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/376551975509

"Bad House" - my painting 12 x 18 inches, watercolor on paper ...melty snow, old house along the road that's gone now...Appalachian byways...

"Crashlanded" watercolor on paper, 9.5 x 12 inches

"Last Look Behind Her" ink and watercolor on paper - used a Hunt 100 nib on this. One of the few drawings I can confidently report what tool I used. :)

"Study of Mary Blair concept art for 'Two Silhouettes' from Disney's 'Make Mine Music'"

"Morgoth Bauglir" by Nate Dray "That crown he never took from his head, though its weight became a deadly weariness." Illustration for the unpublished "Wars of Beleriand" board game.

"Old School Supply Chord" by Nate Dray

Playing "Magic Realm" talesofepicearth.blogspot.com/2025/09/play...

"Devonian Dusk"

"An Old Frozen Level"

An old one that's sorta Christmasy... "Fox in Snow after John Pike" 11" x 13.5" watercolor on paper

"Beyond the Cretan Citrus Grove" colored drawing on paper on cardboard

"Cruel Necessity," a look into this solitaire wargame from Victory Point Games where you play as Parliament. "Is that...is that absolutely necessary?" Latest and last entry in the "survey of solitaire games." talesofepicearth.blogspot.com/2024/11/crue...

After several plays, I think there are some issue with this... "Charlemagne: Master of Europe" New blog post with some thoughts on this Hollandspiele title as I continue my Survey of Solitaire Games. Link in bio, thx!

Ok, the last of 4 panels for Hellwig's Conquest. Altogether the board is 7.3' x 4.9.'

I drew this bird picture.

“Hellwig's Conquest, Table 3 , Quadrant B” Acrylic and ink on wood panel, 28.5 x 42.5 inches

"North Fork by Pancake" watercolor on paper, 17 x 22 inches

"North Fork by Pancake" watercolor on paper, 17 x 22 inches

"Table 3, Quadrant D" Acrylic and ink on wood panel, 30.25 x 44.25 inches #tabletopgames #boardgames #history #art

Last day of the month and the last of my "Just Read This January" posts. Congrats if you are still alive. Well done. Some #Tolkien here. #Imbolc #Reading

This might not be the best version. The Dover Thrift Edition. And I thought I had a hard copy of Tolkien's "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics" lecture but I can't find it... also, I think it's implicit in more than one place in the story that Grendel is big and has superhuman strength, right?

Oldie but goodie. Really about emerging market economies in W. Europe 1000-1300 AD. #books #history

The first in a series. I didn't realize this until I was halfway through the book. Also, they made a tv show out of this that I tried to watch once but couldn't because of the stupid clothes and hair on the Danes. Might try again. #Wessex #Alfred #Danelaw #Guthrum

Great explanation of the burnt cakes/bread story. Also, the ultimate comeback, I'm-putting-together-a-team, redemption revenge tale. #Alfred #History #Athelney #England

"Table 3, Quadrant D" Acrylic and ink on wood panel, 30.25 x 44.25 inches #tabletopgames #boardgames #history #art

"Road in Snow" by Nate Dray watercolor on paper #watercolor #winter #art

Third by Smith read since the fall. #clarkashtonsmith #mythos #books

"Road in Snow" by Nate Dray watercolor on paper #watercolor #winter #art

Very good book. #history #books

New high fidelity English translation of the world's first modern wargame. Designed by Dr. Hellwig in the late 18th century, this groundbreaking game system covers terrain, LOS, artillery, supply, command and more. #wargaming ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/37512248... Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1619...

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