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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.

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.

Here.

artnik — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:49:30 +0000

Painted for the The Brush Off at THE MUSEUM.

Painted in round 3— the HEAR round where each of 10 artists interpreted a short clip of music.

“Here”
18×18 in
Acrylic on canvas
2012

Photograph by Joe Martz

This painting is in the private collection of Amanda & Kyle Zinger.

On Earth, as it is…

artnik — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:29:23 +0000

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.

Cold sky turning over the warm Earth

artnik — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000

As the warm Earth turns the cold sky above appears to spin around the north star.

12x12in
Acrylic on canvas
2011

This painting is available for purchase $150 unframed, $200 framed.

Fixed point

artnik — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:18:40 +0000

Above a stubborn outcrop of rugged rock, the stars serenely continue their parade around the fixed point.

“Fixed point”
Acrylic on panel
12 in x 12 in
2011

This painting is available for purchase $150 unframed, $200 framed

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.

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.

Lifting rain

artnik — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:30:19 +0000

I’m often asked by people who have seen the early stages of one of my paintings why I don’t ever exhibit works at the texture stage and forgo the glazing stage that brings colour to the paintings. This piece is probably about as close to that as I’ll get in the near future.

Evoking late afternoon rain in the country, lifting to reveal the surprising light still clinging to the sky in the west.

36x36in
acrylic on canvas
2010

Private collection of Julia & Paul Salvini.