I’ve very excited to announce that beginning this Thursday, August 5, many of my anatomical paintings will be showcased and for sale at Roots Coffeehouse in North Richland Hills, TX (near Fort Worth).

Roots impresses me so far by their business model and atmosphere ( I confess I have yet to try any of their snacks or beverages).  I also confess that I myself will be missing their debut as I’ll be out-of-town until later this month.  But rest assured, no company with this kind of description “Roots Coffeehouse is one of DFW’s first coffeeshops serving all fair trade, organic coffee.”, can keep me away for long, and I can’t wait to see what other great art will be up on their walls!

All of their selected next works will be up from August 5 – October 5th.  Come out and see!

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It’s not often there’s word of a talk by a medical illustrator –

However, THIS Monday June 29 at 10am, David Mascaro will be at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center (Augusta, GA), discussing his work and life.  I’m told coffee will be included.  This will be a great opportunity to get insight from a highly talented artist with decades of experience.

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Below are a few selected works by Kate Street, a London-based artist who mixes anatomy, florals, and macabre.  A strong concept throughout seems to be the interdependency of life and death on each other.  Her drawings are rich in tonal detail, and there’s a delicacy and subtlety to her technique that makes the more morbid elements seem all the more so.  And yet this conceptual contrast ends up being more romantic (referring to the artistic movement, not relationships!) than grotesque.  They’re still lovely to look at, and are much more than still lifes.

Currently Street’s work is showing in the exhibition in London, The Space Between (see earlier post).

Without further ado,

Orchis Gracilis -- Kate Street

Story of Orchis in Three Parts -- Kate Street

Orchis Edulis -- Kate Street

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For all those  in London, there promises to be a group show with 9 artists, titled “The Space Between.”: private viewing Thursday June 4, and continued openings June 5 -12, with an artist’s talk on the 7th. There are links below to preview images. It looks like there’s quite a range of work, medium, and concept, including some lovely mixing of science and art.  I wish I could be there! Look for a post coming up focusing on one of these artists.

Official Exhibition Site

Design Boom

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The  Art of Science has recently picked its 2009 winners.  The concept behind this year’s contest, the 3rd of its kind, is found art — none of the chosen pieces were labored over or planned out, they were simply unexpectedly and suddenly seen through a microscope, computer screen, or what have you.

I’m not a fan with all the images chosen, but when you view them one by one, there are quite a few that hold there own.  See “Cement Flower” and “Metadherin Expression at 10.5 Days Post Conception” and “Semiconducting Feathers”.   The whole concept reminds me of Michael Kimmelman’s “The Accidental Masterpiece” — unexpected art buried found buried in chests, garages, attics, dollar stores.

There’s an opportunity for veterans, orthopoedic surgeons, or any artist affected by war: Wounded In Action Art . Submissions are being accepted from May 15 to October 15, in a variety of media.  The juried exhibition will be in March 2010 and aims to honor and pay tribute to those who have suffered from orthopoedic injuries, the research that is furthering surgery techniques, and the surgeons behind the operations.

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