Medical Illustration improves lives as a mode of visual communication enhancing medical education and health care around the world.

Medical illustration is the art of bringing visual clarity to complex ideas. I will often find myself researching for hours to learn everything I can about what I’m illustrating so I can fully grasp what needs to be included and how best to emphasize important structures. I view my drawing process as three steps. In the beginning sketches it’s like a little kid that has limitless potential and I guide it along. Then it turns into an awkward teenager and I question why I even brought it into this world. Finally it’s a fully rendered adult and I have to send it out into the world. It’s a little sad to be finished, but also a great triumph. I truly love medical illustration. It gives me the opportunity to constantly learn about science, grow as an artist, and to visually help other people.