About the Paintings: The paintings for the gallery series are created using oil pastels on Fabriano or Arches 100% rag, fine art paper. The book illustrations from Garagista are oil paintings on linen.
About the Prints: These digital prints are authentic reproductions, signed and numbered. The finished oil pastel is scanned at high resolution then enhanced and developed into a digital painting by using a variety of artist's tools. Whether it is collage, composite or enhanced graphics, the final prints were taken beyond the limitations of the traditional technique of oil pastels, but still maintain the characteristic lush color and texture. The reproductions are on quality fine art heavy weight paper that compares to the Fabriano in surface quality.
About the Paper: Cold press texture, fourdrinier made fine art paper is acid free, natural white, 315gm2. Cold Press Art faithfully recreates the texture of fine art papers and is ideally suited for reproducing oil pastel. It is treated with Opti-coat, a precision matte coating, to assure superior DMAX, vivid detail and brilliant color. This paper is museum/conservation grade.
About the ink: Ultrachrome Pigment Inks: Permanence Information Display
Permanence ratings are as follows based on tests conducted by Wilhelm Research using artificial display condition of 450 lux for 12 hours per day:
Framed under glass: 62 years
Framed with UV filter: >100 years
Unframed (bare bulb): 37 years
Dark storage: >200 years
About the Artist:
1987 - 2001: Medical illustrator
Illustrated Books:
Foundations of Maternal Newborn Nursing; Gorrie et.al.; W.B. Saunders, 1993
Human Sexuality Contemporary Perspectives; Zgourides; Harper Collins 1994
Publications:
National Geographic - Current Science Explained
Harper Collins - 1994 -1995
W.B. Saunders - Textbook Illustration -1990-1994
Addison Wesley Longman
Springhouse Corporation - Contributing illustrations - 1989-1997
Turner White Communications - Cover Designs/ Hospital Physician magazine 1995-1997
Scientific American Science and Medicine - 1995-98
Omnia Inc. 1995-1998
Nutrition Health Review
Corporate Technology Ventures
Dorland Sweeney Jones
Kaiser Permanente.
Full time Illustration and Design
1999 - 2001: Thomas Jefferson University, Medical Media.
2002 - Present:
Fine Arts: Studio paintings in Oil and Oil Pastel;
Illustration and Design
Faculty/Philadelphia University: 2001 - Present
Philadelphia Open Studio - 2006, 2007, 2009
Illustration and Design for Non-Profits
2002 - present - Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club - Annual t-shirt Illustration for the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta
Fairmount Civic Association
Friends of Eastern State Penitentiary Park
Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation
Exhibitions and Awards:
2008: Mural: Resurrection Life Church, Philadelphia
2007: Third place:Oil Pastel Society 2007 Annual Show;
October 2007: Oil Spiel-Featured interview
2006: Honorable Mention in the Oil Pastel Society 2006 Annual Show;
2005: First place:12th annual National Show of the Art Institute in Salisbury, MD;
2003: Macworld Digital Expo finalist; Jacob Javitz Center, New York and Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco Permanent Collection: Silicon Valley Art Museum in Belmont and San Francisico
Other Exhibitions:
Feb/March 2008: Art Repro Grand Opening Gallery Exhibition, Philadelphia
2006/2007: Silicon Graphics Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia
2004: Fulton Street Gallery, Troy New York
Memberships:
2005 - present: Professional member of the Oil Pastel Society
1990-2000: Association of Medical illustrators