Lucy Loo Wales


A series of monochromatic acrylic paintings done of viruses. These paintings are composed of viruses that have caused epidemics at one point in time or another (Corona, Ebola, and Small Pox). I painted them on a cool, soft color to make the deadly killers look more soft and kind.

Corona

Artist representation of Corona virus
Artist’s representation of the Corona virus. Suspended toward the left, and taking up the majority of a nearly square, turquoise background, a teal, turquoise, and green-hued Coronavirus molecule is shown above its green shadow. The image is signed by the artist in the lower left corner, with the date 3/20.

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Ebola

Artist representation of the Ebola virus
Artist’s representation of the Ebola virus. A worm-like teal, turquoise, and green-hued Ebola virus is shown coiled upon itself, in a partial helix shape, above its matching green shadow, over a turquoise background. The image is signed by the artist in the lower left corner, with the date 3/20.

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Smallpox

Artist representation of the Smallpox virus
Artist’s representation of the Smallpox virus. An oval, blue-green Smallpox virus floats suspended in the left side of a turquoise background, above its green shadow. The oval shape is covered with three-dimensional, rectangular strips with blue, green, and turquoise hues. The image is signed by the artist in the lower left corner, with the date 3/20.

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Note: Please visit this issue’s Nonfiction section to read “Ovulation” by Lucy Loo Wales.

About the Artist

Lucy Loo Wales is a freelance medical illustrator, graphic designer, and comic book artist. She works for a local chiropractor’s office in her home town, Endicott, NY, as the social media and patient outreach director. Outside of work she writes and illustrates own comics, creates artwork for clients, and is preparing for her upcoming gallery show in September 2020. When she is not doing that, she loves to visit her cat, Rorschach, and roller skate.