ART FOR PUBLIC SPACES

I like to work closely with art consultants and designers to achieve the colors, symbolism, and effect that they are going for. Years of professional illustration have helped me master these essential tools of collaboration.

Yale New Haven Hospital’s musculoskeletal wing

The challenge was to show the human body in motion, uniquely combining textures and colors and bright colors to convey a positive, healing message.

The Grand entrance to the Musculoskeletal wing opens with a duratran diptych mounted in light boxes over the nurses station.

We needed an impressive entrance to the wing. The goal was to come up with something that conveys the ideas of motion and technology, with a contemporary feeling.  I created two long horizontal images for the nurse's station that are very colorful and vibrantly backlit, digitally printed and mounted in 64” wide duratrans light boxes.  The opening pieces were inspired by da Vinci's "The Vitruvian Man".

Framed Giclee Prints for the hallways

Walking down the hallways, you can see a different image at the end of every corridor and on the walls between patients’ rooms.  I created large archival giclee prints for this purpose, 40 inches wide x 30 inches high. Each piece has its own colors and expresses its own healing message.

(Click on individual images below to see them larger)

It was important to convey the idea of strength and healing.  One image is of a man in a wheelchair, with his hand raised in victory. Another shows an older woman working with a physical therapist to get better.  We wanted to keep it very positive, offering symbols of hope and healing.

Art for the Pediatric Center at Yale New Haven Hospital

I was commissioned to create a triptych of three colorful, fantasy images. The themes were travel and imagination. The pieces are 28" high x 40" wide, printed on Hahnemühle 100% cotton rag paper with archival inks. They are original designs, created using digital collage and painting technique; signed, matted and framed.

My idea was to symbolize hope and healing for children who are battling cancer, while offering art that stimulates the imagination. In this image, the little plane is bandaged together.  It has been through a lot, but now it is flying high above the world, happy and strong.  It can do anything.  

The plane flies over magical landscapes, with many colors, animals, people, bugs and boats. Children love details….

The horse in”The Horseback Rider” is made of puzzle pieces. The rider is strong and confident.  Together they can travel anywhere they need to go.  To me, it symbolizes how our minds can help us overcome the obstacles we may face.  

A mural for The Council of Relationships Center in Philadelphia

This mural was commissioned by The Council of Relationships, a therapy center in the heart of Philadelphia.  The finished art spans a 5 by 9 feet area on the main lobby wall.

Our goal was to brighten up the waiting room with a colorful image symbolizing the positive benefits of therapy. The art represents a female therapist guiding her patient down a wide river, through rocky rapids into calm waters, symbolizing the initial work and struggles and eventual healing involved in the process of therapy. The many shades of green, cheerful yellows and cool, soothing blues in the scene create a calming and positive feeling.  The detailed textures throughout the image stimulates the imagination and enhances meditation. The original design took many weeks of work, and we were all quite happy with the result!

Triptych for the McGivney Surgical Center in New Haven, Connecticut

This mural-sized project was commissioned for the halls of the new McGivney surgical center in Connecticut.  The art involves three related images, representing a patient’s progress from the healing stage to normal activity.  We were going for something colorful and uplifting, full of life and motion, and suggesting the idea of family, outdoors, and joie de vivre. For this project, I created the images by selecting, collaging and transforming stock photographs in my signature style, using bright colors and textures.

I love to create colorful fantasy landscapes that have an ambient, fantasy quality. They offer a calming effect, while enticing the viewer’s imagination. Perfect for public spaces, especially healthcare facilities.

Landscape prints for Boston Hospital’s Pediatric Ward

Please see my landscape prints available in many sizes in my art store.