I unfortunately had a lot of medical procedures throughout my life, so I decided to paint all of my surgeries as a way to heal and as a way to grow.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I want paint to work as flesh.
Painting seems like some kind of peculiar miracle that I need to have again and again.
Painting completed my life.
The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?
Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it.
I get painted quite a bit as a tragic figure because of some of the stuff that's happened in my life.
I came out of the womb drawing on everything; I used to draw on my mother's white furniture and her white walls with her red lipstick and my pencils. Little did she know that would later materialize into me doing what I do now - I'm a painter as well and a micromechanical engineer.
I love painting and have a need to do it.
I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.
Anyone having to do with medicine will have looked at Frank Netter's art work... I decided I would make him my model... getting my degree in medical illustration and then going on to medical school.