CERN #3 Protons Colliding - 32 x 36 x 1.5 - 450.00 US

Here it is at last, springtime in Switzerland and the protons have finally collided at very near the speed of light.  Thankfully I did not experience a singularity or black hole formation or else it would have swallowed up our newly remodeled kitchen as I painted this in the dining room where the light was better.  Look closely for quarks and bosons, Mr. Higgs is in there somewhere I am sure of it.  Have you ever read the book Blasphemy by Douglas Preston?  It is a good read and I recommend it if you like scientific facts mixed with your fiction.   As you can see I have surrendered to the power of pure abstract expressionism in these paintings and I must say that it is very liberating.  You have to be careful here as the smallest amount of form or illustration can be perceived as being "contrived" and we don't need that in a work that is supposed to be purely uninhibited.  My credit card paint application device broke in half part way through this painting.  I hope the AMEX sales staff gets on the ball and sends me a new one soon....

CERN #2 Protons In Motion

Ok, here is painting number two in the CERN series.  I think I liked the first one a little better but my wife likes this one.  I should mention that in this series the only tool I used to apply the paint was a credit card, specifically one of those clearish AMEX cards the "MAN" sends you in the mail.  I liked it because it was a little thinner and more flexible than a regulard card which allowed me to have a little more control over the paint.  If you look at the color pallet of the three paintings in this series you will see a representation of the fall, winter and spring seasons.  This was purely unintentional but it could make for a good story later while viewing them together in a gallery somewhere...

CERN #1 Particles Accelerating

Number one in a series of three (so far) paintings representing the large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.  I am fascinated by the mysteries of the sub-atomic world!  I mean what is a quark really and what will ever happen if they find their so called God particle the Higgs Boson.  Maybe science will be able to explain what holds the nucleus of an atom together then.  Now they call it the "strong nuclear force" and in my opinion they should just say "we aren't sure what holds a nucleus together".  I mean all those protons and neutrons packed into a tight dense mass at the center of every atom.  Protons are all positively charged and should repel each other, but, they don't.  Herein lies the great mystery.  Stay tuned in the years to come to see what develops or... You might read Colossians 1:16-17 paying particular attention to the word "consist".  I think the scientists had it right back in the early days of sub-atomic exploration when they simply called this phenomenon: "The God Force"!!