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Posted in Northern Cosmology, Paintings on January 13, 2012

On Earth, as it is…

Reflecting the direct physical connection between our world and the sky in which it spins, the pattern on Earth is the same as it is in the heavens. “On Earth, as it is…” Acrylic on panel 24×48 in 2012 This painting is currently unavailable for purchase.  ... Continue Reading

Posted in Northern Cosmology, Paintings on December 1, 2011

Our Earth is not a cold, dead place

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 curr ... 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 Landscapes, Paintings on August 2, 2011

The field remembers the rain

A southwestern Ontario field, ploughed, dry and cracked waits in the early spring for the rain to come. 24x24in Acrylic on panel 2011 Private collection of Lynn Schmidt 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 Landscapes, Paintings on January 10, 2009

Fresh green grass.

This piece is the fourth large grass themed work to date. The grass in this painting is a negative texture created solely using a palette knife, in contrast to earlier approaches which used a combination of extrusion and knife-work. The aim was to explore a stronger use of deep p ... Continue Reading

Posted in Landscapes, Paintings on January 3, 2001

Particles and Waves.

water (detail), by nik harron, 2001 This final painting from the original landscape series examines the abstract quantum duality at the heart of our understanding of reality which represents for me a completely mental relationship with nature. It is a benign opposite to where the ... Continue Reading