Contrasting a flashing moment against the slow lifetime of a bonsai pine, a meteor streaks by overhead across the Milky Way. “Northern Wonder V” Acrylic on wood panel 2018 24x24in Larger image. This painting is in a private collection. Continue Reading
In the stillness of the Northern night, the Milky Way, a flashing meteor, high clouds and the reach of the pine trees come together in an timeless moment, connecting fleeting time to aeons. “Northern Wonder IV” Acrylic on wood panel 2017 18x36in Larger image. This p ... Continue Reading
As the tips of the ancient bonsai pines reach for the stars, a meteor flashes and in an instant is gone. “Northern Wonder III” Acrylic on panel 2017 18x18in Larger image. This painting is in the private collection of Jodi Simpson. Continue Reading
On the shores of Lake Huron, the great wheel of the Milky Way dips into the water as a meteor flashes in the sky amongst the old stars. “The Wheel of Time, Moments versus Aeons” Acrylic on panel 2017 18x18in Larger image. This painting no longer exists. See “G ... Continue Reading
Above the tree line silhouetted against the lights of the nearby town, a shooting star momentarily flashes across the Milky Way. “Northern Wonder II” Acrylic on panel 2017 18x18in Larger image. This painting is in a private collection. Continue Reading
This piece, intentionally a strong visual companion to “Event Horizon”, is a meditation on quantum uncertainty. The painting depicts a diagrammatic hydrogen atom—the simplest with only one proton and one electron. The proton is the center of the painting and the cir ... Continue Reading
An event horizon is a point of no return in space—a line beyond which we cannot see— and once we cross from which there is no return. There are two event horizons of which we know: those which surround black holes and the one pictured here, the cosmic event horizon, which rac ... Continue Reading
Looking up towards the fixed point of the north star, the warm earth contrasts with the cool night sky. Conceptually, the haze lifts from the ground as shooting stars continue to rain down matter onto the earth, highlighting the continuing connection of our planet with it’ ... Continue Reading
Renamed McClennan Park after the former mayor of Kitchener who envisioned the rebirth of a landfill as an urban park, the more affectionately known “Mt. Trashmore” has become a favourite recreational destination for Kitchener locals. Pictured here from Ottawa St. S, t ... Continue Reading