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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.

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.

Winter field

artnik — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:01:27 +0000

In early spring, the snow begins to clear from the field revealing the soil below.

“Winter field”
Acrylic on panel
12 in x 12 in
2011

This painting is in the private collection of Mark Anderson

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.

Field, full of promise

artnik — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:31:04 +0000

Up early in the country, on a bright spring morning, watching the sunrise over the field ready for planting.

24x24in
acrylic on panel
2011

Private collection of Carol Moogk-Soulis.

The field remembers the rain

artnik — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:37:12 +0000

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

Ploughed field after rain

artnik — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:23:47 +0000

Driving along the backroads of Southwestern Ontario in the wet, stormy days of early spring the ploughed fields wait for the green to burst from the ground and renew the landscape.

24x24in
acrylic on canvas
2010

Private collection of Roxanne McClenaghan