Along with the latest high-tech tools and procedures, the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan Health System also depends on one talented woman with a pencil.
Then there was that one time that I was on the nightly news...
http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/why-low-tech-medical-sketches-are-in-high-demand
Briefly describe the work you do.
Of late, my work has been quite varied – different media, sizes, subjects. That said, it is always firmly planted in realism. Professionally, I am a medical illustrator and work in a Department of Neurosurgery. There I create anatomical and surgical images alongside health professionals for print and online use. Personally, I am about to reach my 500th drawing/painting in my small drawing-a-day series and I recently finished a series of large portraiture. My media-of-choice are pencil (Berol 3H/HB/4B are always in my arsenal), watercolor, Verithin colored pencils, and carbon dust. At work, I primarily draw and use digital media.
Tracy Sullivan, art director at Trowbridge Town Hall, with a roller derby portrait by Megan Foldenauer – one of the Derwent Art prize exhibits in the Town Hall
Trowbridge is the only place outside London where the winners of this year’s Derwent Art Prize are being exhibited – at the Town Hall until November 22.
The prize celebrates the best art produced using pencils, sponsored by Derwent and it attracted entries worldwide.
© Andrew Potter Photography
Got to stop by Mitten Brewing Company to check out Megan's ArtPrize project. I had the honer of providing many of the reference photos for these drawings.
Each year, Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of the artwork made by University of Michigan Health System faculty, staff, students, volunteers and their family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our extensive (~26,000) UMHS community.
Two men talk over drinks at The Mitten Brewing Company where the "Faces of Michigan Roller Derby" look on from the background. The 2014 ArtPrize two-dimensional drawings were created by Megan Foldenauer, Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday October 2, 2014. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)
The Derwent Art Prize 2014 celebrates pencil art and its current exhibition at the Mall Galleries is very successful at demonstrating the range of artwork and approaches to making art that can be seen in contemporary pencil art today.
This post has:
- a video of my walk round the Derwent Art Prize 2014 exhibition - to give you a feel for what it it looks like
- some general observations about the exhibition
- the artworks which caught my eye - including those that I would have had on my short list for prizewinners
READ MORE (including my comments at the bottom)
This portrait by USA artist Megan Foldenauer caught my eye in the current Derwent Art Prize exhibition at the Mall Galleries.