Faces of Istanbul

Faces of Istanbul

I took these shots last spring after completing a ten day trip through Russia and Central Asia to photograph aging.  I didnt intend to do a lot of picture taking in Istanbul, but the visual lure of this picturesque city got me out with my camera. One of the largest...
Tradition and Healing at the Santa Fe Indian Market

Tradition and Healing at the Santa Fe Indian Market

I’ve traveled hundreds of miles across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah to photograph the scenery and the people but I never made it to the Santa Fe Indian Market until this past summer. There I discovered an explosion of Native American art that builds on culture and...
Visiting Doctor Chekhov

Visiting Doctor Chekhov

I’ve spent a lot of time studying physicians who were also successful artists, poets, and writers. Examining their work and lives, I try to decipher how they succeeded in two challenging careers during the same lifetime. With this in mind, on a trip to Moscow to...
Childhood Dreams Under the Pulaski Skyway

Childhood Dreams Under the Pulaski Skyway

Since I started blogging about art and medicine, I’ve been going back into my files to find projects that were started years ago and forgotten. Some were never completed and others were discarded. Many were shelved, never to see the light of day. The internet has...
Digging out my Art Students League Sketchbooks

Digging out my Art Students League Sketchbooks

I received so many kind and encouraging comments about the post featuring my medical school sketchbooks that I went back to my flat files for more material to exhibit on-line. It seems my sketches surprised friends and colleagues because they didn’t know I did this...