After working 25 years as a professional medical illustrator, I decide to start from scratch and learn the methods and technique of drawing and painting used by the fine art masters from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century. Before I begin posting drawings from my independent study, I am going to post some of my medical drawings and paintings. These images are from assignments I work on daily for my medical clients. I will post them periodically.
Michael A. Cooley, Baby and Cell, 1999, Airbrush, Self Promotion.
This illustration depicts a baby peering through a transparent human cell. This is a self promotion piece I created using a Passche AB and Iwata Micron airbrush.
By day I am a mild-mannered medical illustrator. By night I work on my classical art studies. I have also began teaching drawing fundamentals to art students at my studio.
Michael A. Cooley, Fetal Circulatory System, 2011, Digital.
This illustration depicts the underlying anatomy of the fetal circulatory system.
Michael A. Cooley, Bilateral Cleft Lip 1a, 2011, Digital, Publication, Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This is one in a series of illustrations depicting diagnosis and treatment of a bilateral cleft lip.
Michael A. Cooley, Bilateral Cleft Lip 1b, 2011, Digital, Publication, Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Michael A. Cooley, Bilateral Cleft Lip 1c, 2011, Digital, Publication, Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Michael A. Cooley, Bilateral Cleft Lip 1d, 2011, Digital, Publication, Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
take care until next time,
Michael