Images

This is a chalk pastel inspired by the many sunsets I have had the fortune to experience in Fire Island, New York.

Isn’t nature the best artist? 

Difficult journeys can be exhilarating when surrounded by people you love.

Early in the pandemic I found myself thinking and feeling strong emotions. I was looking for a way to express them.

Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—

3D created image of a virus entering a host cell.  

I found this beauty while foraging through one of my favorite patches of woods in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

When you have to cross a creek, you always first check to see if a dry crossing is possible. If there’s not an alternative, you proceed with caution.

I paint flowers and landscapes to bring beauty into my world and into the lives of my patients.

I made this photo in the War Eagle Cavern on Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas during our family vacation in 2020. It is one of the most beautiful caverns in Arkansas and providing access to a dark, mysterious and bizarre underworld and habitat.

Hope rises with each new sunrise; life is restored with patience and perseverance.

My wife is a Master Naturalist who has planted milkweed from seed for the last few years. This was the first year that we had a Monarch come and lay her eggs on the plants! I spotted 12 little caterpillars munching out like little machines, getting bigger and bigger with their instars. At their final stage, we put them in an enclosure outside to keep them safe from birds and wasps.

This artwork is a mix of pour painting and acrylic multilayer painting.

One of our family’s favorite pastimes has been to take a leisurely walk at the Big Dam Bridge on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River. These pile dikes have always intrigued us as we have walked the trail. As they stand strong and tall against the natural elements, they convey a sense […]

The picture was taken from a steep ledge off a walking trail behind the old Veterans Administration Hospital in North Little Rock. With the sun setting rapidly, it was a race against time to frame the shot properly. I myself was surprised with the end result, which was achieved by minimal post-picture manipulation. Summers in […]

Photography has been my passion for years. On my free time, I would pick up my camera gear and venture out in pursuit of that “perfect” shot! My favorite time was on post-call mornings when I had the whole world to myself. It was a warm spring morning in 2012 and I ventured out into the fascinating natural world of the Little Rock Zoo. Just me, my camera and nature in its full glory! Here are some of the photographs.

A look at the city from my hotel balcony tells you why Rome is called “The Eternal City.” Jay Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics, and the Stebbins Chair in Cardiology at UAMS. 

I have always been impressed with the Italian way of life, it impacts everything — their lifespan and resistance to chronic diseases. We have good friends in Italy and have been going there two or three times a year for the past 25 years.

Taken on a sunny day in the June heat. I really wanted to capture how unified UAMS has been in responding to injustice in our community and in setting an example of a just culture. At the end of the event, everyone knelt on the ground (grass for some, asphalt for others). It felt much […]

Taken at dusk after leaving a busy day working in the medical intensive care unit. I was overwhelmed by the support of our first responders, and watched quietly with one of our MICU nurses. It’s one of those moments that stands out like a bookmark in a chapter of one’s life.  Michael S. Cross, M.D., […]

My 10 year old Yorkie, Max, offers support as I finish the final draft of an article.

This image was taken looking through the eyepiece of a dissecting microscope using an iPhone.

I took this photo, now almost four years ago, on a trip to the Grand Canyon, and I call it “Light after the Storm.”

Clinton Bridge in Little Rock at night. f/9, ISO 100, 5 second exposure.  I have always liked photographing paths. It is embarrassingly sappy and cliché of course, but when I see one, I think how it is symbolic of life’s paths. Some shots, like those that often accompany “The Road Not Taken,” show two or […]

This piece is meant to be a representation of what I see when I have a migraine aura.

Goddess of Victory on the summit of Vittoriano, Rome, Italy

A healthy spirituality has been increasingly recognized as promoting wellbeing and enhancing recovery from illness.

The sunrays shining through the Colosseum remind us of the paramount importance that fitness and sports played in shaping human history.

In this long exposure photograph, I tried to depict people (generations) changing while the Pantheon itself stands erect witnessing history, rise and fall of kingdoms, and changing times.

Rejuvenation of spirit with breathing in the unadulterated mountain air and pure joy of being in the clouds.

I went to Boston to attend a Neurology conference where I listened to new ideas and research.

Painting keeps me from becoming a spectator in my own life. It provides endless opportunities for in-the-moment awareness and a means for seizing my most valuable asset, time.

This abstract piece was inspired by Marissa’s undergraduate education at The University of Texas at Arlington.

A bird’s eye view of test tubes being used to teach blood banking skills to laboratory science students.

The lab has so many beautiful colors. It would be a shame not to share them with the world.

A photograph of a cell undergoing mitosis found in a bone marrow specimen.

This photograph shows one step in the DNA extraction process.

This image illustrates that the practice of medicine is a collaborative effort.

Hospitals tend to hold strongly positive or negative associations for people

This image is a reminder of the intersectionality of healthcare disparities between geographic location and gender.

This image represents the “art of medicine” – the artistic and creative expression that can come from technical skills or seemingly black & white components.

First, she told him that winter had come.
That the ground was hard
And the soil cold.