Directory

Directory

D Magazine called asking for illustrations for their annual medical directory, a cover image and a series of section headers.

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The Turning Point

Biologics

The Arthritis Foundation asked for a new image to be created for use as a spread in Arthritis Today magazine. The subject was about the development of life-changing drugs called biologics which have been an effective treatment for people with arthritis. The central idea was to depict the sufferer and the treatment, facilitating an escape from the pain.

Biologics

I also created a second spot image for the article focusing on the chemistry involved in the making of the drug.

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Re-Connection

Dementia Therapy

I got a call from Catherine at The New York Times requesting concept sketches for a piece in their science section on cognitive rehabilitation, about how dementia therapy is helping patients. As is usual with newspaper work this was something of a rush job, so I had a day for conceptualising and a day for finished art. Always a bit nerve-wracking, as ideas can be elusive, but fortunately, at the 11th hour, the idea of re-connecting strands was much liked. It was then a question of balancing the tones and colours for the finished artwork.

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Survivors

Survivors

I got a request from Regine at Harborside Press wanting a cover illustration for The Journal of Oncology Practice, depicting cancer patients who had received organ donations.

The lengthy rectangular format of the image area leant itself to a row of people and I produced the pencil sketch below. On submission of the pencil sketch, below, I was asked shift the emphasis of the drawing to the patients rather than that of the donor as this was more in keeping with the focus of the accompanying article. It was an easy fix, the donor figure was shifted to the background and the recipients, lighter, and up front. Below the pencil sketch is an alternative colourway which was tried but discarded before the finished artwork was submitted.

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Kidney

Stuart Briers: Near Death Experiences

Dallas Magazine got in touch requesting an image for an article about doubling the cancer survival rates for diseased kidneys. The copy discusses various methods of targeting the affected organ.

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