COMMISSIONED WORKS

Alzheimers (1/4)

acrylic, xerox transfer and collage on wood panel

24" x 24"

2012

Autism (2/4)

acrylic, xerox transfer and collage on wood panel

24" x 24"

2012

Epilepsy (3/4)
acrylic, xerox transfer and collage on wood panel
24" x 24"
2012

Parkinsons (4/4)
acrylic, xerox transfer and collage on wood panel
24" x 24"
2012

This suite of four paintings was commissioned by the Picower Institute of Learning and Memory. Each painting focuses on one of four different neurological disorders studied at the Picower and features imagery relating to the specific research being done by the scientists there. 

Event Related Potential and the Mind

acrylic, watercolor pencil & collage on wood panel

16" x 24"

2010

This is original artwork commissioned by Steven Luck at the Center for Mind and Brain UC Davis for the cover of a textbook

 he edited about ERPs. The commission included both the purchase of the original artwork and a professionally made digital 

                 image of the artwork to be given to the publisher. 

Intersection (brain with neuron, double helix and chromosomes)
pencil, acrylic and watercolor pencil on paper
51" x 35"
2012

This painting was commissioned to hang in the lobby of the Picower Institute of Learning 

and Memory at MIT. This commission included the purchase of the original artwork, framing and shipping.

Honeycomb (heart version)
original artwork commission for Frank Black album cover
pencil, acrylic, collage and digital media
12" x 12"
2005

Honeycomb (minimalist version)
original artwork commission for Frank Black album cover
acrylic, masking tape and digital media
12" x 12"
2005

Commissioned by the musician Frank Black, these album designs were created as two possible options for the

cover of the 2005 album Honeycomb. The minimalist version is the design that was eventually chosen for the cover.

Grand Duchy Cosmonauts (Petits Fours)
pencil, acrylic and watercolor pencil on paper
48" x 36"
2009

This is a portrait of Violet Clark and Black Francis, who form the music group Grand Duchy. 

This portrait was commissioned to commemorate the release of their first album, Petits Fours.

Cliff   

pencil, acrylic, watercolor pencil and masking tape on paper

36 x 48 inches

2011

This is a portrait of Cliff Kentros, a neuroscientist who studies place memory at the University of Oregon, and a rat from his lab. The background of this piece shows a place cell grid-- the path of the rat is shown by the gray lines and the masses of yellow dots show where a particular place cell in the rat's brain fired as he remembered that location from a previous experience. In contrast to what many people think about scientists who work with lab animals, Cliff has a genuine respect, and even affinity, for the mice and rats in his lab.

Michelle (age 3)
private portrait commission

pencil, acrylic, watercolor pencil and masking tape on paper

24" x 36"

2005