Working on "Grove," part of the series, "Landscapes for the End of Time," which will open December 11, 2010 at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The show’s title is a reference to composer Olivier Messiaen’s famous Quartet for the End of Time. Written during World War II while he was a prisoner of war facing probable death, Messiaen focused on the biblical reference to the ending of time in the Revelation of St. John. However, the music and the performance of it in the prison camp in January 1941 ultimately led to the release of Messiaen and the other musicians involved, thereby establishing an optimistic and somewhat ironic context for the composition. Landscapes for the End of Time is a series of paintings that examine ideas of temporality, permanence, and eternity. Although we know time as a continuous presence, to suggest that there is an end to time brings up questions concerning the nature of our experience. How can the life span of an individual be reconciled with the idea of eternity or of an existence beyond the constraints of time? How can a sense of place that is represented through a specific landscape image effectively suggest the universal? Below are some of the paintings and images that will be included in the "Landscapes for the End of Time" exhibition.