Artists' Blogs

One of my favorite shows on TV is How It’s Made. I love the behind the scenes play-by-play they give for everything from apple pies to zeppelins (okay, maybe they have never actually done zeppelins but I did see one on apple pies). I just enjoy seeing the process. So when I received a job last […]

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)/laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair (LHHR) using biologic mesh. The post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

I'm honored to announce that this illustration we created for Scientific American has been selected to be the cover art for this year's Medical Illustration Source Book.

This illustration was created for a May 2015 AFP article reviewing the diagnosis and management of GAD and PD in the primary care setting. While GAD and PD can develop among children and adolescents, diagnosis and care for these younger populations requires special considerations beyond the scope of this review. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and […]

This illustration was created for the January 15, 2015 feature article for American Family Physisician about Wound Care. This article reviews common questions associated with wound healing and outpatient management of minor wounds: BROOKE WORSTER, MD; MICHELE Q. ZAWORA, MD; and CHRISTINE HSIEH, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Am Fam Physician. 2015 Jan 15;91(2):86-92.   Patient information: […]

Drug-coated balloons for the treatment of peripheral artery disease have the potential to reduce the incidence of restenosis without having to leave anything behind. The post Drug-Coated Balloons for PAD appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

Left atrial appendage thrombi (fibrinous clots that form in blood vessels or heart chambers) are often caused by acute atrial fibrillation. The post Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

Bladder stones in dogs (urinary calculi) cause the condition urolithiasis. Stones may form anywhere in the entire urinary tract, including the bladder, ureters and kidneys. The post Canine Bladder Stones appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

We provided medical illustration for a leading company in innovation and best practice in the fields of surgery, radiotherapy and digital integrated O.R.s Can innovation and traditional medical illustration work together for a better communication? Surely yes. We have been asked to participate in an informative design project. Brainlab is a software company with applications ranging from patient positioning in radio surgery treatments. They also provide software-guided surgical navigation that facilitates the secure exchange of medical images. The assigned

I'm honored to announce that six of our pieces are in the just published book, Understanding The World: The Atlas Of Infographics. Sandra Rendgen did a wonderful job writing and editing the book. The artists on my team, Joe Lertola and Jeong Suh, did b...

A bidirectional growth plate on the concave side of the fracture promotes bone growth in opposing directions, generating a force that brings the bone fragments into alignment. 

The post Bone Fracture Healing appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

Bryan Galatis recently shot a video of me discussing the thinking and process behind my work.

The future of treating coronary artery disease (CAD) may lie in bioresorbable scaffolds. This image was created for a journal article about cardiovascular stents that dissolve in the artery over time. 

The post Dissolving Stent appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

Ticks can transmit disease-causing pathogens through the process of feeding on a host animal. The post Tick Feeding Cycle appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

 “Instead of drawing and then applying color, I draw directly with the color.”

We're proud to have two of our pieces in the new edition of the The Best American Infographics. The soccer graphic was a collaboration with John Grimwade done for 8x8 and the baseball pitch graphic was done for ESPN the Magazine.

WIRED commissioned us to do a few illustrations for their recent 2014 design issue. We created the art of the inner workings that were married to Adam Voorhes beautiful photographs. (The downtown manhattan illustration is an escpetion; it employs no ph...

Each painting is 24" x 20", silk and encaustic on panel.

3D ProFuse Bioscaffold is a demineralized bone scaffold shaped to take advantage of natural cancellous bone properties. The post Rehydrating Bone Bioscaffold appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

British American Household Staffing along with The Rug Company hosted a showing of my work in the BAHS offices on Mercer Street. They did a wonderful job organizing it. Here are some photos of the space. I'm happy with how the paintings live in this el...

Here are a few pieces on paper I've made over the last month:

Esophagogastric fundoplication procedure to relieve chronic acid reflux caused by gastroesophogeal valve defect. The post Esophagogastric Fundoplication appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

This is a medical-legal piece showing a dissection of the internal carotid artery. In this instance the word dissection does not refer to cutting something up to study.  Here it is a tearing away of the interior wall of the carotid artery due to a spontaneous or traumatic injury. While once considered uncommon, spontaneous dissection is now known […]

One of my newest works is an eye cross section from above (superior) and from behind (posterior) that I finished a couple weeks ago. I also included the planning sketch. The thickness of each layer is very important to the overall accuracy and a lot of time was spent in the sketching stage to make […]

Testicular sperm aspiration allows physicians to aspirate epididymal fluid directly from the patient for male fertility testing or storage. The post Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA) appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

I’m often asked whether I draw by hand or use Photoshop. The answer is simply that I draw – sometimes on the computer and sometimes on paper. Photoshop is just another tool to put marks on paper, or in this case, pixels on the screen. I use a […]

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Stents are used to treat coronary artery disease and allow blood to flow through the artery. This image was created for a cardiology journal. The post Coronary Artery Stent appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

With the World Cup upon us I thought I'd discuss a commission we did last year for the soccer magazine Howler.Robert Priest and Grace Lee came to us with a humor piece about the soccer shoe of the future. They wanted something ridiculous.I put together...

After spending a few months painting abstracts, I've decided to return to the figure. Here are two new works on paper. The shapes in these pieces will most likely inform the next series of abstracts I make.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that causes numbness, tingling and burning in the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by inflammation around the nerves in the wrist. The post Carpal Tunnel Syndrome appeared first on Clark Medical Illustration.

A graphic of ours is in this month's WIRED. It's of the WTC memorial. Here's some of the reference we were given:Here's how the sketches developed:I love the graphic shape of the one below. But it's a bit disorienting and hard to read:We added som...

Thirty second exposure of a palm tree swayingWe live in motion. And without time there would be no motion. Everything moves, trembles, vibrates. Depth perception isn't possible without motion. In working in print we are in effect stopping motion. By st...