Recent  Projects

 

Here you will find my most recent projects.  Past projects or pieces can be found in the links to the left.  Some are still available for sale.  To inquire please use the contact link above.

 

 

"Cross-section"

 

"Blood Supply"

 

"Slice"

 

"Organ of Corti"

 

"Ventilation III"

12"x12" acrylic on Hardbord

The white rounded shapes are the turns of the cochlea. The hearing nerve is the object that appears to be like a stem to the cochlea.  This painting is textured with some natural fibers as well as sand.

 

12"x12" acrylic on Hardbord

This painting is the rendering of a scanning electron micrograph image showing the blood supply to the cochlea.

 

 

12"x12" acrylic on Hardbord

Yet another view of the cochlea...Cut on a horizontal plane, this view shows some nerve fibers as well as outer hair cells. 

 

 

 

12"x12" acrylic on Hardbord

Shown as "v's" are the outer hair cells and standing along the ridge is the inner row of hair cells of the organ of corti.  This painting is textured predominantly with sand but also some peacock feathers in the b/w area.   

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36"x24" acrylic on Harbord

My third rendition of this eustachian tube image.  The eustachian tube is a relatively small part of this image, the white stretched backward "s" in the middle. 

"AZ-1" 

  acrylic on wood    9" x 32" 

After a recent trip to the Phoenix area I felt inspired to paint this cactus image.  Unlike many cactus varieties which vary from cold and harsh to comical and silly, this one struck me with a strange sarcastic sensuality.  I was drawn in by the smooth surfaces, the deep shadows, and shifting colors of green. 

*** $275.00

 

"Concha Bullosa"

acrylic on masonite 26" x 12"

This painting is an interpretation of a coronal CT scan through the face.  Scanning at this level highlights intra-nasal anatomy revealing several sinuses, the nasal septum, and the location of the orbit.

***$475.00

 

 

 

"Sensation"

acrylic and sand on Hardbord 16" x 20"

     

This acrylic on hardboard is based upon a histologic study of a dorsal root ganglion.  The textured areas (colored circular spots) represent cellular cytoplasm, rich with the golgi bodies highlighted by this stain.   On the left is a hint of the spine.

*** $325.00

 

 

 

"Ventilation"

acrylic on masonite  4' x 2'

The UPMC Otolaryngology Dept. located in Eye and Ear Institute presented this painting to Dr. Isamu Sando in honor of his many years of teaching and service to the ENT department.  The image is of the eustachian tube (white area beside cane shape) and was inspired by histological images generated by Dr. Sando for his research and teaching purposes.

It can be viewed on the first floor of the Eye and Ear Institute outside the entrance to the research labs.  (just past the elevators)

 

 

 

"Sun Room"

4'x5' acrylic on canvas with moss texture.  It shows a slice of ground bone including the haversian canals and corresponding osteocytes.

This painting was commissioned and finished in 2006.

 

"Grandpa Dale"

18" x 12"

Acrylic on Canvas

During the last couple months of my Grandpa's struggle with cancer, I worked on this painting to be a memorial for the family after his passing.  Thankfully, I was able to finish it and send it to be viewed at the funeral.  Grandpa led an active and vibrant life and has always been surrounded with loving family- he is missed greatly.

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