Lyon Road Art Blog

The Psychology of Art in Medical Settings

Do you remember what hospitals and doctor’s offices used to look like? They used to be synonymous with stark white walls and an overall awful, ster...

Currents: A Short Journey With Melanoma

One of my pieces, Currents, is currently in an art show in Highland Park, just north of Chicago (details about the show at the bottom). The show f...

COVID-19 and Coping with a New Normal

It’s hard to believe that what’s happening in the world right now is really happening. It’s surreal that a virus has taken over almost every popula...

Cheers to Five Years, LRA!

When my daughter Rosie was five months she went through terrible sleep regression. She had been off-and-on screaming all day… and night… and day be...

A Move, a Miscarriage and More

Sometimes life drifts along uneventfully, the days flowing together in a busy but peaceful sort of way way. And sometimes... it doesn't. Lately my...

MANDIBLE PAINTING: GIVE STRESS A REST

While I was painting the mandible I was constantly thinking about the tension I hold in my body, especially my face. This is why I very purposely p...

THE ETHMOID PAINTING: THE CREATING OF A WEAPON

My ethmoid took a while to paint, almost half a year, because I took an intermission in the midst of it. A few months after starting it I found I ...

THE SPHENOID PAINTING: A LOVE STORY

My sphenoid painting. The one that got me started on this bone-painting business. From first to final brushstrokes it took me about three months t...

2019 Donation Announcement

Hey all! It's that time of year again, when I very belatedly announce this year's chosen charity! Before the big reveal (I know, you're on tenterho...

PAINTING BONES: A JOURNEY OF HOPE

My panic attacks, when they hit, feel like I am surrounded by a dark, suffocating fog. I desperately try to fight it off, to land a punch or stab ...

Update on Embryo Paintings

A quick update on embryo paintings. I’ve received many emails from customers wondering where the custom embryo listing is. Yes, it was down at the ...

Reflections on the Senses

The painting series Reflections on the Senses represents the constant choice we have to use our senses to better ourselves. Each painting depicts a...