Connecting the heavens to the earth, the disused chimney stack of the Laing Tannery district is an impressive sight familiar to the residents of Kitchener Waterloo for a century. Lit from below by the urban light pollution, the contrasting star trails wheel above as if to sternly ... Continue Reading
Like many of the conservation areas in southwestern Ontario, Guelph Lake is a man-made body of water behind an earthern dam. It is a sad irony that the experience of nature as a recreational destination is mediated through the industrial history of the region. Depicted here at ni ... Continue Reading
We live at the bottom of a gravity well—a distortion in space to which things naturally fall down. We can, however, look out on the universe up towards the stars. Here we are pictured looking up to the fixed point of the north star that marks the axis of our Earth’s rotat ... Continue Reading
The fixed point theorem states that within any bounded dynamical system there will always be at least one point which remains constant from one instant to the next. For us on Earth, despite the many motions to which we are subject—the earth’s rotation, our orbit around th ... Continue Reading
For now, gravity, although the weakest of the four fundamental forces, rules the universe. It keeps us imprisoned on the surface of our world and traps our earth within the prison of the solar system. Recently, however, observations have shown that gravity is no match for dark en ... Continue Reading
Every element heavier than helium that is inside your body was forged in the heart of an exploding star. The four most abundant elements in your body are Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon and Nitrogen in that order. Pictured here, the electron orbits of each atom have been visualized as a ... Continue Reading
The Budd Automotive factory, a notable landmark in Kitchener, fell victim to changes in the industrial and economic ecosystem it inhabited. Currently in the process of demolition, the surrounding urban expanse of its parking lots is reverting to nature while the central structure ... Continue Reading
From above, the stack breaks the low-lying cloud and sends its shadow skyward. “An aerial perspective IV—Smokestack” Acrylic on panel 36×36 in 2012 This painting is in the private collection of Chris Austin. Continue Reading
The soft, filtered light of sunset over the still lake provides a dramatic backdrop for a passing shower on the horizon. “Late shower, Lake Huron” Acrylic on panel 20×20 in 2012 This painting is no longer available. Continue Reading