40 Original Papers

 

With another scientific paper published it brings the grand total to 40, and counting! Awhile ago I did a painting called Another Deadline Passed, which was inspired by a paper that was overdue at the journal. When we submit papers to journals, the editors and content reviewers usually provide a list of things to fix which we have to address with revisions. The first pandemic year delayed several of our papers but things have been going much better in the ensuing years. Publishing papers is important in science because it increases the chances of getting funding such as grants and awards. Its also a way of sharing the results with other scientists. To do the painting I made 40 paper sized rectangle forms in various colours, then overlaid a pattern on each one, and finished with a blue-grey shadow to give an illusion of floating. When I turned off my desk lamp and just had the kitchen light on, the coloured pages seemed to be floating for real, it was quite a neat illusions. We have two more papers under review at journals, and several in the pipeline after that. Once we get to 42 papers then we have solved the mystery of life, the universe and everything else.

40 Original Papers, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, July 2023 (No. 3639b)