posted: October 31, 2008

posted: October 29, 2008

John McCain's chosen running mate made her "policy address" recently, attacking funding for "fruit fly resaerch" while making a case for increased funding for Special Needs progams. To say nothing of the conflict with her running mate's "spending freeze" promise, this shows a stupefying level of scientific ignorance. "Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most studied organisims in biological research, particularly in genetics and developmental biology.Drosophila is being used as a genetic model for several human diseases including the neurodegenerative disorders Parkinson's, Huntington's, spinocerebellar ataxia and Alzheimer's disease. The fly is also being used to study mechanisms underlying aging and oxidative stress, immunity, diabetes, and cancer, as well as drug abuse." (wikpedia)
America must reclaim it's lead in science and reseearch. It would be a good start for our leaders to understand and accept value of knowledge and to cease the fetishization of ignorance.
This painting was done yesterday as a demonstration for my class at CCA.  I don't use acrylics most of the time, but decided to try them for this. Research and development.

posted: October 29, 2008

SooJin and Chris Buzelli will be giving a presentation  at CCA SF tonight at 7:30 . Tivo the Obama Infomercial and be there!

posted: October 23, 2008

"The Human Body- What it is and How it Works" is a book I was given  by my parents when I was 7. I spent hours and hours with this book throughout my childhood- it is among my most prized possesions to this day. Today I not only love this book for it's sentimental vlaue, but for the accomplishment it represents. This book contains over 200 of the most startingly beautiful, creative and complex illustrations I've ever seen. Looking at these pictures today (The book was published in 1959) I marvel at the accomplishment by the illustrator, Cornelius DeWitt.
I often think that the greatest thing an illustrator can achieve is to illustrate a book in a way that makes it relevant far beyond the time in which it is published. I offer this posting as a tribute to the greatness of the work of Mr. Cornelius DeWitt.

Illustrators are often asked "what would be your dream job? "- this is mine. But who could top this?

posted: October 20, 2008

SooJin and Chris Buzelli, Art Director and Illustrator extraordinare, willl be making a presentation at CCA in San Francisco NEXT Wednesday evening Oct 29.  All are welcome - John Hersey will be MC!