The Paintings of Emma Craig

In our beautiful Issue #1, we feature the fine artwork of aspiring orthopedic surgeon, Emma Craig.   Her high school art teacher encouraged her to paint and Craig found a resonant connection when one day she was asked to paint a skeleton.  This sparked her intrigue in painting bones, and she explored her own scoliosis through a colorful semi-abstract painting. Craig uses a watercolor background and either India ink or chalk as a top layer.

Now she makes art just for fun, rather than as a career. "I really enjoy exploring the bones through painting," she says, "and when I was making these pieces was when I decided to go into orthopedic surgery.  It was partly through painting that I've learned I have steady hands."

Learn more about Craig and her intriguing colorful work in Scoliosis Quarterly, Issue #1 by ordering a copy here:  http://scoliosisquarterly.com/order.html  (Be sure to select the issue that you'd like, and explore the website to learn of the content in other issues.)

Below is Scoliosis by Emma Craig:

 
(photo by Jim Craig)