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Still water, twilight

artnik — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:42:14 +0000

Where the river opens up to the lake, the fading light on the clouds is reflected in the as the light breeze rippling the water begins to still.

“Still water, twilight”
Acrylic on panel
36×36 in
2012

This painting is available for purchase.

Early marsh light.

artnik — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:37:48 +0000

The clean white light before dawn illuminates the tannin-rich waters of the waking marsh.

“Early marsh light”
Acrylic on panel
36 x 36 in
2012

This painting is available for purchase.

Early Spring, Lake Huron

artnik — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:13:42 +0000

In the early spring the ice lingers on the horizon as the ice closer to shore melts. Above, the sun radiates warmth despite the coldness of the air.

“Early Spring, Lake Huron”
Acrylic on panel
24×24 in
2012

This painting is available for purchase.

Open.

artnik — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:57:20 +0000

Painted for the The Brush Off at THE MUSEUM.

Painted in the first round— the OPEN round where I was free to paint whatever I wanted.

“Open”
18×18 in
Acrylic on canvas
2012

Photograph by Joe Martz

This painting is in the private collection of Carol Moogk-Soulis.

Swell.

artnik — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:54:10 +0000

Painted for the The Brush Off at THE MUSEUM.

Painted in the final round— the SPEAK round where each of the three finalists interpreted the word “swell”

“Swell”
18×18 in
Acrylic on canvas
2012

Photograph by Joe Martz

This painting is in the private collection of Carol Moogk-Soulis.

Our Earth is not a cold, dead place

artnik — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:42:25 +0000

An exploration of our shared cosmological sense of place— the fixed point of the cold, north star anchors the motion of our continued journey as our life continues below.

“Our Earth is not a cold, dead place”
Acrylic on panel
24 in x 48 in
2011

This painting is currently unavailable for purchase.

Gathering Autumn

artnik — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:32:41 +0000

The ever-changing panorama of Southwestern Ontario’s meadow foliage is dramatically punctuated by the light of heavy weather gathering for the fall.

“Gathering Autumn”
Acrylic on panel
30 in x 30 in

This painting is available for purchase.

Fading light Kettle Point

artnik — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:21:03 +0000

Late season on Lake Huron as the days grow colder, the light lingers for a long time over the still, shallow water of Kettle Point.

30x30in
acrylic on panel
2011

This painting is in the private collection of Echidna Corp.

Still, it moves.

artnik — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:02:58 +0000

This northern abstract is an homage to Galileo. Although considered apocryphal, Galileo is rumoured to have muttered “E pur si muove!” (And still, it moves!) before the ecclesiastical court that forced him to recant his heliocentric view of the universe and placed him into house arrest. This view is informed by our modern understanding of our place in the grand scheme of things, and faces north to the fixed pole as the sky appears to rotate around us.

12x16in
acrylic on panel
2011

This painting was auctioned as part of the Fire & Ice Gala on behalf of Leadership Waterloo.

Lifting Mist, Algonquin

artnik — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:52:19 +0000

A soft, dream-like image of an early morning in Algonquin Park. In the mist, on the still water, looking east waiting for the sun to rise. This painting captures the experience of being between white emptiness and within a defined landscape as mist lifts in the dawn.

Lifting Mist, Algonquin
18in x 24in
2011
Acrylic on wood panel

This painting is in the private collection of Echidna Corp.