Florida Life
Artful Doctors
 “Space Shuttle Sky” - photograph Taken an hour after a space shuttle launch, a series of nine panoramic photos were “stitched” together on a computer. “I happened to look up and see this contrail left over from the launch. This picture was one in a million. I was in the absolutely coolest spot. I knew how to do the stitching.” |
Dr. Mark Widick, 48
Otolaryngologist / photographer / Boca Raton
Med School: University of Florida
Equipment: Military reconnaissance camera with 110V power supply that was used during the Vietnam War. Widick bought it on eBay. “It lets me do things that nobody else can do.”
Astro Niche: Widick is a self-proclaimed “frustrated astronaut.” His shuttle launch photos in the show attest to that. His father was an engineer at NASA, so Widick grew up fascinated with the U.S. space program, and with photography. “When I was 11, I was taking pictures of the Apollo 15 launch.” He still has the photo. It’s square with the date printed on it; he took it with a little box camera.
 “On the Edge” - acrylic on canvas Adaptation of a 1960s photo. Social commentary depicting the social pecking order of the ’60s |
Dr. Peter Salomon, 50
Gastroenterologist / painter
Boca Raton
Med School: New York University
Art Training: Self-taught
Biggest Influence: Andy Warhol. “He showed that anyone could paint; everything was art. His work gave me license to paint.”
Also on FloridaTrend.com
