Charles Darwin

Here's a quick study of Charles Darwin, who's study of Galapagos finches helped formulate his theory of evolution. Please visit my website to view more cool stuff!

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Strange Brains

This recent piece for The Wall Street Journal accompanies a story called Strange stories of extraordinary brains and what we can learn from them.  By studying people with unusual mental conditions, scientists are further able to unravel mysteries of the mind. This assignment had a super tight deadline, so I pulled an all-nighter to get it done. Thanks to art director Manuel Velez for a super fun assignment. You can read the article here. Below are sketches.

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Music to Their Brains

Here’s a new piece for the University of New Hampshire’s alumni magazine, Connect. It accompanies a story called Music to their Brains. The author describes a study in which individuals have their brains monitored while they play musical instruments. With this research, scientists are learning how different parts of our brains relate to music. Various lobes are utilized to process hearing, touch, thinking, seeing, etc. With this study, researchers hope to to understand more about how our brains work. They also see potential in using musical performance as therapy for people with brain trauma. A special thanks to Valerie Lester for this stimulating assignment.

Below are ideas I submitted for this project.

The Science Gap

Here's a drawing for a local publication, About Town. It accompanied a story about the Rhinebeck Science Foundation, an organization attempting to close the 'science gap' in the local school system. They offer resources and opportunities for students to build on their existing science education. For illustrators, focusing on a straightforward concept like 'closing the gap' makes brainstorming easy. It's good to know organizations such as this are providing important building blocks for young minds.

Here are ideas I submitted for this story:

 Thanks to Paul DeAngelis for another fun assignment.

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