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Custom Artwork Commission for a Doctor

February 10, 2020 by David Owen Hastings

It is always fun to work on a custom piece of artwork, and this project was particularly fun: it combined my love of science with creating art.

  • Original artwork commission by David Owen Hastings – 4 panels
  • Shiraberu (Examine) – original artwork by David Owen Hastings
  • Seisa (Scrutiny) – original artwork by David Owen Hastings
  • Chōsa (Study) – original artwork by David Owen Hastings
  • Kenkyū (Research) – original artwork by David Owen Hastings
  • DOH-Art-Campea-02-All
  • DOH-Art-Campea-03-Shiraberu-Examine
  • DOH-Art-Campea-04-Seisa-Scrutiny
  • DOH-Art-Campea-05-Chōsa-Study
  • DOH-Art-Campea-06-Kenkyū-Research

Inspired by medical textbooks

My client was looking for an artist who could do something special with his medical textbooks. Since medical school, he had been moving them from place to place and never enjoyed them. But couldn’t seem to let them go. He had the idea to turn them into art, which I think was brilliant.

I was given free reign to do whatever I wanted. I could chop up the books and repurpose them, incorporating them into the artwork. Or, I could just take inspiration from them. What I ended up doing is taking some imagery from the books — scientific, yet abstract shapes — and worked them into 4 pieces. I pulled some colors from my client’s home to work into the artwork. The result is a custom set of 4 panels that my client loved!

Happy client with original artwork by David Owen Hastings

“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.”

WILLIAM OSLER

Please contact me to learn about available artwork, or to commission a unique piece of your own. I deliver to the Greater Seattle area, or ship artwork unframed within the U.S.

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