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Interrupted Horizons Show

WHEN: November 2-30, 2012 WHERE: Rotunda Gallery, City Hall Kitchener RECEPTION: November 8, 5-7PM Our industrial approach to constructing the landscapes we inhabit creates self-reinforcing...

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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...

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Schneider 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...

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Star of Kitchener

This busy season find the time to relax and reflect. Take a moment to remember the wonder—this is your two minutes of holiday zen. All architectural textures and lights were shot in downtown...

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Roos, 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...

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Requiem 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....

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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...

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Moonset Over Marsh, Hidden Valley

Based on the lower end of the marsh area at Kitchener’s 200-acre green jewel, Hidden Valley, the lights of the city stain the horizon orange above the verdant summer forest as the moon sets over the...

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Still Water Cove, Hidden Valley

This painting captures a familiar scene on the shore of the marsh at Hidden Valley, where a spit of land creates a small cove, shltered under the arching canopy of the forest. This painting was created...

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Winter Cornfield Twilight

As the light fades over a southwestern Ontario cornfield in Winter, the wind shreds the ragged clouds. “Winter Cornfield Twilight” Acrylic on wood panel 2017 24x24in Larger image. This painting is...

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What Little Refuge

In Autumn 2018, this series was displayed at the Rotunda Gallery in Kitchener. 10 paintings highlight the natural spaces within and on the edge of the city that provide a respite from modernity.

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