Science Art

Untitled by Lydia Kenselaar

Culture Dishes 1 is a mixed media artwork that celebrates the scientific method. This piece has been shown at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC, as part of a show on climate change. The paintings in this particular panel resemble how mold contamination looks under a microscope. Nine glass petri dishes are mounted on an 18 x 18 inch aluminum panel. Each petri dish has an original watercolor painting mounted inside, which is coated with resin. The…

Why not wear your brain cells on the outside? This silk charmeuse scarf features a print of my painting based on a pyramidal neuron by Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the father of neuroscience. Dramatic in black with a branching neuron pattern in cream at either end and a narrow band of cream around the hand-rolled hem. . Perfect for a neuroscientist, of course, but also for anyone who admires a beautiful mind. The scarf is a generous 72 x 12 inches, allowing it to be worn in many ways. The…

KANDINSKY + AUTOPHAGY = BLISS Background: Our Insight series this week focuses on various themes in biology. Design challenge: Each Insight has its own cover. How to make autophagy and other cellular...

Why not wear your brain cells on the outside. This chiffon scarf features a print of my painting based on a pyramidal neuron by Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the father of neuroscience. A subtly dramatic design in soft black silk with a pattern of branching neurons in white at either end and a narrow border of white at the hand-rolled hem. Perfect for a neuroscientist, of course, but also for anyone who admires a beautiful mind. The scarf is a generous 72 x 12 inches, allowing it to be worn in…

Red blood cells are highly recognizable for their unique shape and lovely color. Celebrate what's beautiful on the inside with this scarf, featuring a print adapted from one of my watercolors of red blood cells (erythrocytes), a key part of the body's oxygen delivery system. Perfect for doctors, nurses, EMTs, biologists, researchers, teachers, students and vampires. The scarf is a generous 72 x 12 inches, allowing it to be worn in many ways. The fabric is ultra-luxurious silk charmeuse…

Transparency, both physical and metaphorical, is the central preoccupation of David Spriggs’ artwork. In his 2014 exhibition, Transparency Report, he took classic 21st-century images of personal po…

Who says bacteria aren't beautiful? Glamorous and geeky at the same time, this gorgeous silk scarf is printed with a design from Petri Dishes 1, one of my original watercolor collages of microbes in culture. In vibrant rainbow colors in circles on a black background, it's perfect for biologists, doctors, science teachers or for any chic geek. The scarf is a generous 72 x 12 inches, allowing it to be worn in many ways. The fabric is a soft, luxurious silk charmeuse that feels great against…

The world is covered with billions of viruses! They're living on us and with us, so why not celebrate their variety and profusion? From the really bad boys like ebola and HIV to the helpful bacteria-eating phages, this painting has them all, in a beautiful variety of shades of yellow, blue, green, teal. and Perfect for a virologist, infectious disease researcher, or just anyone who likes cool, unique art. This is an original watercolor painting done in a wet-in-wet style. I paint a space in…

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Black and White Virus 5 is an original painting of many types of viruses, including rabies, HPV, bacteriophages, HIV, measles, smallpox, ebola and flu. All in wet-in-wet watercolor in monochrome black, white and many shades of gray. Perfect for your lab, office, kitchen or any space that needs some geek-friendly art. This painting was made using a wet-in-wet technique. After I draw a grid on the paper, I paint an individual square, wait a few seconds, and then add a second color of wet…

Everyone could use a few extra brain cells! This charmeuse scarf features a digital print featuring my original paintings of neurons inside colorful dots. Brain cell types include multipolar, pyramidal, purkinje, glial, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and more, in various shades of blue on a white background. A narrow border of blue completes the look. Perfect for a neuroscientist, of course, but also for anyone who admires a beautiful mind. The scarf is a generous 72 x 12 inches, allowing…

Blue-Green Mitochondria original watercolor painting