Surreal Space Pirate

The Request

This painting was ironically destroyed while trying to apply a protective coating to preserve it. All that is left are a few photos, and I would like them edited to be printable. The painting holds great meaning.

I am a scientist. I work on drug discovery for 30 years. My employer consists of thieves who steal other people’s science.

The object inside the whale is an HIV protein containing a new drug to treat AIDS. My employer attempted to steal it from the owner. I need my job so I can’t go public, but I want to hang the painting in my office so that the thieves feel shame whenever they see it. The picture is entitled “Scientific piracy is scientific folly.”

The Results

Rather than simply edit the photos to be printable, I hand-painted a new copy by hand, and expanded the canvas to include the entire sun.