Animal medical illustration by Twomey
Bovine Digestive Tract by Twomey

Sunday. So many expectations, so little energy. Just to be clear: I'm chewing the cud while ruminating on the nature of existence. Today is a day for ruminating: 
ru·mi·nate
ˈro͞oməˌnāt/
verb
gerund or present participle: ruminating
  1. 1
    "we sat ruminating on the nature of existence"
    synonyms:think about, contemplateconsider, meditate on, muse on, mull over, ponder on/over, deliberate about/on, chew on, puzzle over;
    formalcogitate about
    "we ruminated on the nature of existence"
  2. 2
    (of a ruminant) chew the cud.
    synonyms:think about, contemplateconsider, meditate on, muse on, mull over, ponder on/over, deliberate about/on, chew on, puzzle over;
    formalcogitate about
    "we ruminated on the nature of existence"
Have a great weekend. Spring cannot come soon enough.

Award Winning: "Beaver Skull 1" Auction Ending

Auction ending today! Visit the auction for bidding on this fine specimen:


Oil painting by Catherine Twomey
Beaver Skull 1

Please visit /catherinetwomeyart/p/about.html to learn about my international awards and history.


Found a beautiful beaver skull in an antique shop in Cleveland, Ohio. I just had to paint it. There was life behind the empty eyes and frightening teeth. Even the cast shadow had a mystery to it that begged to be rendered. 

It was interesting to be able to balance the skull so it was freestanding. Going to keep going with this anatomical work for a while; it's very satisfying.

The original is oil on 8" X 6" archival linen board. This is how the painting would look framed:



Thanks for your interest.

"Beaver Skull 1" Twomey Original Oil

Just finished this, which will be offered at dailypaintworks.com at auction (#auction) starting tomorrow, Saturday March 15:


Oil painting by Catherine Twomey
Beaver Skull 1

Found a beautiful beaver skull in an antique shop in Cleveland, Ohio. I just had to paint it. There was life behind the empty eyes and frightening teeth. Even the cast shadow had a mystery to it that begged to be rendered. 

It was interesting to be able to balance the skull so it was freestanding. Going to keep going with this anatomical work for a while; it's very satisfying.

The original is oil on 8" X 6" archival linen board.

Beaver Skull 1

Oil painting by Twomey
Beaver Skull 1

Found this beautiful skull in an antique shop in Cleveland, Ohio. I loved that I could just hold it in my hand and turn it every which way.

It was such a pleasure to stare at it for hours, and I enjoy the menacing, almost alive look to it as I continue to paint. I don't feel it's finished yet, but I wanted it out there - released, ready to chew down a tree.

Don't know if I'm going to sell this yet. I'm definitely going to continue this series; it brought so much pleasure and intensity. There's a deer and horse skull waiting.



New Page Added: Medical Illustration and Communications

Pediatric medical education for nurses in South Africa: Ocular Diseases, Astigmatism

If you have a moment, please feel free to take a look at samples of my medical illustration and communications work:

/catherinetwomeyart/p/medical-illustrations-communications.html

Thanks!