Artist Olea Nova Captures Migraine Symptoms in Watercolor
(www.oleanova.com)

"Migraine in a Split," the art featured on this issue's cover, is the work of artist Olea Nova. To create this piece and others in her "Piercing Conflict" series, Ms. Nova interviewed migraine sufferers. What she learned is that migraine pain "appears to be something happening inside of the brain, a sort of electrical brain storm." (Quote from The Tapestry Magazine, October 2003)

The artist says this watercolor, "portrays the complexity of migraine symptoms: the vision field is getting smaller, the person may see flashes of light -- like shooting starts in front of the eyes -- this is how the brain signals the beginning of a migraine. Migraine headaches start at the base of the skull and feel like a spike has been driven inside the head into the eye. The pain is getting stronger. Light that goes into the eyes also causes pain which feels like a second spike. All face and skull muscles experience the sensation of being twisted and pulled away."

Fine art reproductions of "Migraine in a Split" and others on varied subjects such as love, success and loss, games people play and addictions may be viewed and purchased on Ms. Nova's website (www.oleanova.com). She also creates works commissioned for specific purposes such as medical study and research.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ms. Nova moved to the U.S. in 1997. She now lives in Chicago, Illinois where she is a full time professional artist. She works in a variety of media, including oils, gouache and watercolor, oil pastels and colored pencil. Ms. Nova's work has been displayed in numerous art exhibitions. She is "very excited" about having this piece of her artwork on the cover of Northeast Florida Medicine.

Pain Management issue of Northeast Florida Medicine

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