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Posted in Northern Cosmology, Paintings on November 14, 2011

Light falling in the valley

This is the second painting in the Northern Cosmology series, which picks up themes from my earlier “Particles & waves” painting. The first in the series is “Still, it moves.” 18x24in acrylic on panel 2011 This painting was auctioned as part of the Fir ... Continue Reading

Posted in Paintings, Paradigms of Perception on November 1, 2011

Iris (blue)

One of a series of three experimental works painted for the “Paradigms of Perception” show. The piece incorporates several texture layers to diagrammatically represent a macroscopic image of a human iris. The central image is a contact exposure of photo-sensitive colloidal em ... Continue Reading

Posted in Paintings, Paradigms of Perception on October 18, 2011

Iris (green)

One of a series of experimental works painted for the “Paradigms of Perception” show. The piece incorporates several texture layers to diagrammatically represent a macroscopic image of a human iris. The central image is a contact exposure of photo-sensitive colloidal ... Continue Reading

Posted in Paintings, Paradigms of Perception on October 18, 2011

Iris (red)

One of a series of three experimental works painted for the “Paradigms of Perception” show. The piece incorporates several texture layers to diagrammatically represent a macroscopic image of a human iris. The central image is a contact exposure of photo-sensitive coll ... Continue Reading

Posted in Northern Cosmology, Paintings on August 9, 2011

Still, it moves.

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 ... Continue Reading

Posted in Landscapes, Paintings on August 3, 2011

Gravel Pit

This image is a diagrammatic representation of the gravelpit, similar to the ones that dot the landscape in southwestern Ontario. The strong vignetting and aged tone lend a nostalgic feeling, as if to suggest the loss of what was once there. 24x24in Acrylic on panel 2011 This pai ... Continue Reading

Posted in Landscapes, Paintings on July 21, 2011

Sunset Abstract

This abstract evokes a landscape that lies between the urban and the primal. An experiment in inclusions, the texture of the dark water is created with a layer of glass beads incorporated into the glaze that trap the reflected light. 24x24in 2011 acrylic & glass on canvas P ... Continue Reading

Posted in Non-Series, Paintings on April 28, 2011

6-Bit Message from Beyond the Great Divide

Painted as part of an art-science collaboration for the Epigenetics, Eh! conference. It contains a hidden message. Can you decode it? Continue Reading

Posted in Articles on February 22, 2011

Ignite London Talk on Painting

Last year I had the opportunity to participate in London’s first IGNITE Talk. Unfamiliar with the concept? IGNITE talks are a kind of theatre presentation sport where the presenters each give a 5 minute talk on a subject that they are passionate about. The hook is that the ... Continue Reading