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In our quest to make paintings about the way light affects perception, we have discussed light microscopy , illumination techniques , specimens and photomicrography . This week, I'll share with you a painting of Stylaria lacustris  and a few art updates. The Painting Here are the two paintings I made of Stylaria lacustris  as seen in brightfield and darkfield illumination. I really enjoyed learning more about it. There are many interesting papers about this organism out there

In our quest to make paintings about the way light affects perception, we have discussed light microscopy , illumination techniques , specimens  and photomicrography . This week, we will be meeting the organism chosen as model for the paintings:  Stylaria Lacustris . Stylaria Lacustris Stylaria lacustris  is a species of freshwater   annelid , that is, a segmented worm . [1] Members of this species can be found almost worldwide, being present in Asia, Europe, Australia, North

In our quest to make paintings about the way light affects perception, we have discussed light microscopy  and different ways we can illuminate a specimen . Last week, we have seen what sorts of specimens we can observe . Now it's time to photograph them! The Setup There are many ways in which one can take pictures using the microscope, the 3 most popular methods being: using a dedicated microscope camera, a DSLR camera or a mobile phone. I was convinced my phone would be a g

In our quest to make paintings about the way light affects perception, we have discussed light microscopy  and  different ways we can illuminate a specimen . Today we are finally ready to explore  who  or  what  our specimen might be. Finding the Models The possibilities of what can be put under the microscope are essentially endless. However, pond samples tend to be the most popular among hobbyist microscopists, and for a good reason. A tiny water droplet from a pond can be

In our quest to make paintings exploring the way in which light affects perception, we delved into Light Microscopy last week . Now it's time to play with light and explore more in depth one of the ways in which we can illuminate our subjects: Darkfield. What is Darkfield? Darkfield is an illumination technique used in microscopy to produce images with a dark, black background. However, it should not be mistaken as being the opposite of bright field. The colors are not invert

When I saw the open call for Soulard's gallery exhibition "Chasing the Light", I knew exactly what my subject was going to be: Light Microscopy. What could be a better representation of the way light affects perception than a world in which everything we see relies on our ability to control light? Light Microscopy When people think of microscopes, what comes to their mind is usually a compound microscope. On this type of microscope, a thin, often transparent, specimen is put