Red virus on green

This is another red virus, this time over an Acid Green background painted with Montana spray. I really like the acid green as it goes really well with the phthalos I am using lately.

Red virus on green - Acrylic on acetone (10x10in)

It's hard to compete with the beauty of reality. Viruses up close are some of the prettiest organisms, especially when colored by a digital artist. Rybicki called them "organisms at the edge of life" because they are so tiny and simple, almost like molecules. And yet they mutate and reproduce by infiltrating cells and using the cell hardware (since they themselves lack cell structures and cannot reproduce on their own). Pretty cool stuff.
If you want to see some amazing pictures of deadly viruses check out this article from the Daily Mail.