One man’s Trashmore is an everyman’s treasure.
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...
View ArticleGuelph Lake—this road we’re on.
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...
View ArticleThe lightning rod of renewed purpose. (The Tannery)
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...
View ArticleNemo—20,000 fields beneath the lee.
Looking west towards Kitchener-Waterloo at the base of the horizon, we see Mt. Nemo’s stranded promontory divide the line of the Niagra escarpment. Below, in the lee of the ancient shoreline, the...
View ArticleSchneider Creek, prison for life.
As urban centres develop, nature is often condemned to serve the sentence for its founders’ crimes against the environment. Schneider Creek, which runs through, above, and below the city is a deeply...
View ArticleRoos, the idyll of Victoria.
Sadly, for many urban dwellers, the closest they come to nature is their city’s park system. Roos Island, in the heart of Kitchener’s downtown Victoria Park squats beautifully in the middle of dammed...
View ArticleRequiem for a parking lot at Homer Watson and Bleams.
A depiction of one of the staff parking lots at the site of the former Budd Automotive plant in Kitchener. The land on which it is situated is the source of much debate and consternation in Kitchener....
View ArticleThat dam river, Rockwood.
Rockwood Conservation Area, located in the village of Rockwood just east of Guelph, is an idyllic microcosm of the majestic north with pines, dramatic cliffs, isolated islands and dark still waters....
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Gallery Pyrus Group Show
WHERE: Gallery Pyrus, 16 Charles St W, Kitchener WHEN: May 21-April 28 WHAT: Selected works by prominent regional artists An eclectic assortment of artwork on the walls at Café Pyrus. Artists include...
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Seeing and Connecting in a 10 Percent World
I recently gave a talk at IGNITE Waterloo 12 on the topic of environmental change and how it relates to my artwork. Of all the questions I answer regarding my practice the vast majority fall into one...
View ArticleNorthern Wonder II
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...
View ArticleLake Huron Twilight, Port Franks
Late on a calm day at Port Franks, the twilight is strangely coloured by the haze drifting up from chemical valley to the south. “Lake Huron Twilight, Port Franks” Acrylic on panel 2017 36x36in Larger...
View ArticleNorthern Autumn Sunset
The tips of two stunted pines reach for the ragged clouds as a meteor skips by above. “Northern Autumn Sunset” Acrylic on wood panel 2017 18x18in Larger image. This painting is in the private...
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