Painting of The Day "Arum Lily"

Arum Lily

The Arum Lily is the first in a series of floweral paintings that i intend to paint. 



Red Barn in Autumn

Red Barn in Autumn was done in water colour, it was my first painting on canvas.

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Red Barn in Winter

Red Barn in Winter is a commissioned oil painting, however prints are available in different sizes by clicking on the link in the upper left corner.



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On The Green

 On The Green is an extension of Dream Field ,I wanted to add some depth to the middle ground, so I added mountain peaks rising above the clouds. It gives me the feeling of been on the green, hence the name.


                                                                                 

                                                                              

Painting of the Day

                                                     Painted this landscape for a friend .











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Theoryof Evolution vs The second Law of Thermodynamics.

The theory of evolution verses the second law of thermodynamics.

The theory of evolution states that all life started spontaneously in one direction through a process of variation and natural selection, that is, over time a simple form of life will evolve into one that is irreducible and complex.  The second law of thermodynamics states, that for any natural process that occurs in an isolated system, the final state of the system is more disordered than the initial state. What is important here is the direction of the process. Each process points in the opposite direction and is considered irreversible, hence the term ‘irreducible complexity’, and increase randomness. Entropy is quantitative measure of randomness or disorder and the total entropy of the universe increases in the same direction over time. It increases.  The second law is also a statement of impossibility, meaning that, it is impossible for any spontaneous natural process to proceed in the opposite direction, from disordered to ordered.  At the same time there is no denying irreducible complexity, the eye, ear, brain and also species found at the microscopic levels are examples of irreducible complexity. How is this possible? Can nature through variation and natural selection assemble itself? Can nature violate its own laws? Or is this a process of purpose, designed by intelligence leading to specification?

We can see the effects of the second law in our every day lives, both socially and physically. Consider the following processes, old houses, marriages, heat flow, and a new deck of card. My experience with an old house shows me that, its present state is worse now than before, it randomly deteriorated over time. As a result of this, I’m constantly working on it, doing repairs to restore some order and keeping it from falling apart. This effect can be observed in all material objects, without maintenance it deteriorates, well man made objects, even the atom does. Assuming that all marriages started out as a perfect union, then why does fifty percent end in divorce? This breakdown can be explained using the second law of thermodynamics, over time couples drift part proceeding to a lower state in the relationship, sometime to a state of irreconcilable differences. It can also argue that even at the coming together of the union, the total entropy increases because two systems coming together increases its total entropy.   Only unions where both parties are willing to work together will survive the effects of the second law and restore order.

Consider a new deck of cards that is sorted out by suit (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) and number. Shuffling the cards increases its disorder into a random arrangement, shuffling the cards back into its original order is highly unlikely, however someone who understands the information on the card could put them back in the correct order, suit and number. Also consider two particles moving in a uniform and organized motion towards each other, assuming they have an inelastic collision, the ordered motion is then transformed into random motion, from an orderly state to a random state. Heat flows in one direction, from a warm to a cooler source. As a result, the internal energy of the colder body, such as ice, increases and its molecules gain random motion, this water can be can be collected and be refrozen, reversing the process. What do all of these processes have in common? They have all obeyed the second law of thermodynamics, proceeding in the same direction from a higher state to one that is lower: an increase of randomness.

So what chance does evolution have in the face of the second law? The chance of nature assembling itself must be billions and billions to one, I’m not sure what the cut off point is, but it is highly improbable.  The inverse relationship between randomness and probability shows that as randomness increases probability decreases, so as randomness approaches infinity probability approaches zero.  Therefore evolution as a process of variation and natural selection spawning life into existence has zero chance, by the scientific definition, in the face of the second law.

Getting back to the earlier considerations, to prevent my old house from falling apart, I had to put some work into, a little bit of energy will restore some order. It won’t happen by itself. Also you may not be able to shuffle the cards back into its original state, but if you know about a deck of cards, you can place them in the order of suit and number, you could also collect the melted water and refreeze it. Again, what is common here is that for these processes to point in the same direction as evolution, they required work or the energy of an intervention, they cannot spontaneously reverse direction.  So it is safe to assume, that reassembling order from randomness requires work, with a purpose, to perform this task. Hence, purpose must be taken into consideration and where there is purpose you have design, where there is design, you have information and education, where you have information and education you have intelligence.

  This implies that the entire universe is a product of design, and that the only way for any spontaneous natural processes to point in the opposite direction from that of the second law, requires intervention from an outside source. So, wherever we perceive order in randomness, that is, irreducible complexities, regularities and all the laws of nature that can be formulated and theorized; the perception of order itself is recognition of intelligence and design.