When Death Calls

Charles Pierre Martel, B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D.

1933 – 2022

On Monday, September 5th, 2022, we announce the peaceful passing of our dear husband and loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Peter was a man of science, a true Renaissance man. His career spanned many years of pure research including the exploration of the building blocks of life using neutron scattering techniques developed by Brockhouse. During his years as a Biophysicist at AECL Research in Chalk River, he contributed to several scientific fields at the international level through many peer review articles, reviews, and conferences. A man of faith and a true believer in the scientific method, he valued open discussion and debate and was deeply proud of his Acadian heritage. In his retirement he published two books – Memoirs of a Hayseed Physicist and Gator Tango and the Higgs Boson.

He will sorely be missed.

Leslie

Tribute to Clarence (happy Father’s day)

Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday so wishing all the fathers out there a wonderful day. I’ve got this “gig” that keeps me busy 24/7 so I haven’t time to either paint or compose music, hence very few posts. But Father’s Day can’t be missed. Once again this was a collaboration with the wonderful American photographer, writer and artist, Marilyn Armstrong.

Mother’s Waltz by swo8 Blues Jazz

Feeling a little better today. Spent some time working in the garden. Decided to post this for Mother’s Day. Wishing all the mothers out there a joyful moment. Thanks again to the wonderful writer, photographer and now, artist, Marilyn Armstrong for this delightful collaboration.

I’m sick so that’s why I haven’t been posting.

Mumbai by swo8 Blues Jazz from the album Black Taj in iTunes

Time to travel, if one could, to Mumbai before it gets too hot. BTW, I believe the dancers are from Tunisia.

Kool Man by swo8 Blues Jazz from the album Osaka Time on iTunes

I’ve composed over 85 songs and published 8 albums. This is the one song that gets the most plays from streaming each month. I can understand why, the Kool man is my favourite guy too.

Poppies by L. Martel

This is a 12″ x 16″ oil on canvas painted in 1972. Flowers always make a lovely subject.

The Senator’s Blues by swo8 Blues Jazz

I don’t know whether you’ve heard about our Trucker’s Protest but we’re having a few problems in the land of the “not so free”. Our Prime Minister froze the bank accounts of anyone who contributed money to the protest. This is a sweeping, unprecedented move with some unintended consequences. Some people weren’t able to pay their mortgages and other bills, but what was even worse – there was a run on the banks because a lot of people were afraid of being targeted by a rather vindictive government that would use such force on anyone not buying into the party line. I have to give some of our Senators credit because they never would have passed this resolution by Trudeau. Thank you, although there are some bad apples among you, now I know there are still some good people out there.

Midnight in Manaus by swo8 Blues Jazz from the album Where The Two Rivers Meet in iTunes

I’m feeling like a little escape is in order. So what better place than in the heart of the Amazon. That would be in the city of Manaus. It is so remote that the only was to get there is by boat or air yet it has so many amenities such as a magnificent Opera House.

Essence of Life by L. Martel

This is a 5″ x 7″ oil on canvas board painted in 2020. We take so much for granted but where would we be without water? It is truly the essence of life. This is for sale unframed for $100.00 U.S. This includes postage to anywhere in the world. Contact me by email if you are interested.