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Late in the 2018 research season, we invited Winnipeg-based artist and designer\u00a0James Culleton<\/a>, to spend some time out at IISD Experimental Lakes Area to experience it in all its majesty, and let us experience it anew through his eyes.<\/p>\n

Below is just a taste of the artwork he came up with during his time as our very first Artist in Residence. We love his fresh approach to some of our favourite lakes and characters and hope you will too.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about James? Visit his website<\/a>, follow him on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to purchase some of the images below, either as prints or originals? Contact him directly at info@jamesculleton.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Fish

Fish studied as part of our classic Acid Rain study of the 1970s.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The iconic IISD-ELA cairn.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cyndy

Cyndy Desjardins samples one of our lakes.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A

A docked boat at IISD-ELA’s Lake 239.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"An

An artistic retelling of the ‘Great’ Fire of 1980 at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Dinner's

Dinner’s ready at IISD-ELA’s canteen\u2014Hungry Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"IISD-ELA's

IISD-ELA’s chemistry laboratory in the early days.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lake

Lake 223 as it has never been seen before.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Out

Out on Lake 223 to visit the weather station.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The beautiful vastness of Lake 223.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Looking

Looking out across the dock (of the bay) at Lake 239.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ready

Ready to set out on to Lake 240 at IISD-ELA.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Floating

Floating Treatment Wetlands (otherwise known as Nature’s Boxed Beauties) out on Lake 260, sopping up nutrients.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Snippets

Snippets of Cabin Five.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lunchtime

Lunchtime chatter during a well-earned break at the world’s freshwater laboratory.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder at our Meteorological Site.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mike

Mike Paterson takes his backpack out to check the weather at our Meteorological Site.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mysis,

Mysis, which disappeared from an acid rain-blighted lake back in 1970s has just been reintroduced back into a lake to celebrate our fiftieth year.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A

A Northern Black Bullhead looking joyful.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Just

Just a smattering of some of our wonderful staff and students.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

… and some more …<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

… oh, and a few more!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A

A sketch of a 1974 photo of Rawson Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"One

One of the cabins known as Schindlers Cabin, affectionately named after IISD-ELA legend David Schindler.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Some

Some of the equipment on which we depend heavily in our chemistry laboratory.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Some

Some of the equipment on which we depend heavily in our chemistry laboratory.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Some

Some of the equipment on which we depend heavily in our chemistry laboratory.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Some

Some of the equipment on which we depend heavily in our chemistry laboratory.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Learning

Learning how to use a seine net out on the lakes at IISD-ELA.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Exactly

Exactly what it looks like\u2014a detail of tree bark out at IISD-ELA.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"A

A Yellow Perch giving us his best angle.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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