In a few weeks I will travel to Philadelphia to attend the
50th reunion of Jefferson Medical College’s class of 1965. At the request of our class reunion
committee I did a painting of the student entrance to the old college building
that we will give to the university.
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| Rendering of the original College and hospital |
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| Student entrance |
Greeting us every day at the top of the stairs was Thomas Eakins" painting, The Gross Clinic. Eakins studied anatomy at the college with Jefferson's esteemed Dr. Samuel Gross.
Although I knew it would be a major challenge, it seemed fitting that this should be the focus of my painting. And I was not disappointed. The painting created more anxiety in me than anything I've ever painted. The technical challenges were great, but the real source of my anxiety was knowing that my work would be seen by my classmates and colleagues. For most of them it would be the single piece of work on which to judge my decision to compromise a medical career for art.
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| Jeff watercolor 16x26" |
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