Here they are! The unseeable without the aid of an electron microscope. Proteases! Many in the shape and style of a Pacman hungering for a Blinky ghost. I was charged with the task of painting these microscopic wonders for a chemistry lab at a Canadian university. Its founder, Dr. T, is an art lover and was looking for something different in a logo. He used the Pacman before because it’s symbol expresses protease function to laymen the world over. (This helps when the lab needs to secure grants from pharmaceutical board members who understand the science of money, but not biology.) Dr. T found me and got what he was looking for. Me too. The most lucrative week’s work I have ever had. I sent the images to him last week with an apology that none of them are what can be created by a graphic designer:
Dear Dr. T, I am not a graphic designer. It is no easy task pretending to be one for a logo project. Painters like me are messy and not very knowledgeable on how to “catch the eye”. Likewise, I could not scratch out from my mind the Pacman symbol, though I did manage a coven of macrophages and a constructivist rip-off. If none of these suit you, then please understand that I get it. You’ll have time to find a competent designer to make the reveal deadline. Either way, if interested, I could send the lot to you to give away to interested students, faculty, and friends. “Get an A in my class, and receive an original Ron Throop Protease”.
He wrote back:
OH WOWWWW. I LOVEEE THEMMMM! This is 100% perfect and awesome. I will let my team pick and rank their favorties. I have already a top 3.
Today I have a much stronger respect for digital designers. Later today I will varnish the paintings and pack them up securely in cardboard bound for Canada.
All paintings 18 x 18" on canvas, titles: Protease 1 - 10:
Had to cross out name of lab:)
Very nice paintings.
Thank you!