Images produced by the electron microscope can be magnified 1-50 million times greater than our normal vision. Mysterious, startling and beautiful, they stimulate our curiosity and will increase our appreciation for this wondrous world.
Invented in 1931 by German Physicists Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll, the microscope operates in a vacuum by using a high-voltage electron source such as tungsten filaments to generate a beam that is focused by electromagnetic lenses on to the specific sample. The electrons having a much shorter wavelength than visible light, allowing for significant higher resolution. This high resolution reveals the structure of the sample at the atomic/nanometer scale.
When I encountered many of these photographs, I fell in love with the abstract unknown qualities of nature.
BUDDHA'S HANDS, 2000
Media: Acrylic & Collage on Canvas
Composite: 8 panels, 36” x 36” each
Overall Size: 72” x 144”
This unusual fruit (Citrus medica var. sarcodactyles) appears as a graceful mudra of Buddha’s hands. Here Buddha’s hands are not only giving blessings but revealing that Buddha is not only our Highest Mind but soul, mind, heart, body and yes - the blood.
BUTTERFLY SCALES, 1984
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36" x 48” Single Panel
Shimmering hue, created solely through light. Another miracle of nature.
HAIRS, 1987
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Composite: 3 panels, 36” x 36” each
Overall Size: 36” x 108”
The strange beauty of insect hairs can truly amaze. Each little follicle has its purpose, its job to do. Can we see the life force in each and every hair?
INNER SECRETS, 1987
Media: Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Composite: 3 panels, 42” x 42” each
Overall Size: 42” x 126”
My secrets are to be discovered. You are welcome to them all. They are very tiny so you must take interest in me, and make the effort to know me. When you finally recognize me, you will you and I are one.
STOMATA, 1996
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Composite: 3 panels, 36” x 36” each
Overall Size: 36” x 108”
We are breathing creatures. Life depends upon our rhythmic inhalations and exhalations. How curious that Nature’s many sensual forms can evoke such pleasant thoughts and emotions.
WING STRUCTURE, 1994
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 42" x 48” Single Panel
Under the electron microscope, you will find this structure of the butterfly wing. It is the structure itself that creates the color. I found that amazing.
ZUHN (Nervine ll), 1987
Media: Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Composite: 3 panels, 44” x 44” each
Overall Size: 44” x 132”
We share Dear Mother Earth with countless myriad beings. They come in all forms and sizes. They each have their purpose and function, as do we humans. Let us come together in respect to honor the Life Force that binds us all.