"Portrait of a 'Perfect' Brain" Acrylic Painting

With a background education in Neuroscience, anatomy, science, and medicine continue to inspire my artwork. My paintings merge science with art by re-presenting anatomy through stylized forms and hyper-saturated colors. These bright, clean paintings subvert traditional expectations of anatomical diagrams. "Portrait of a 'Perfect' Brain" is a 36" x 48" acrylic painting inspired by medical imaging - MRI and PET brain scans. The brain in this painting is based on my own brain. It has an overly active orbitofrontal cortex as is characteristic in people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - like myself. I started exploring medical imaging as a way to delve more into abstract paintings that still retained some representational element. The technical aspects and process of creating these flat, hard-edge paintings is just as important as the content of my work. I want my paintings to appear almost-digitally created even though they are done entirely by hand without the aid of tape or stencils. Color is also such a guiding force in my work, and this painting is no exception. The striking opaque colors are achieved through several coats of paint - because of this and my meticulous nature, my paintings take quite a long time. All paintings are little pieces of me. I am so passionate about what I do, and every piece shows this. Thank you for supporting my humble little dream and buying original art!