The science of healing has become the spur to the genius to the art of a local physician.

Dr. Mohamed Osman, who owns and operates Primary Care here in St. Pauls, is quickly becoming internationally known and acclaimed for his distinctive art, art that typically draws its wellspring from health related topics and issues.

His local patients get to enjoy his art, which fills the walls of several rooms inside his office, first hand. Art galleries and medical and social programs around the world clamor for his work as one-man exhibits and as illustrations used in conferences and seminars. He lends images of his work freely, but rarely sells his oil paintings. So the gloriously-colored originals are often seen only by his patients and by those who work at Primary Care.\

That will change on Friday, March 28. Dr. Osman will be a featured exhibitor in the Fourth Friday art extravaganza in downtown Fayetteville. His works will be on display at the Architect’s Gallery. This will be the second time that Dr. Osman has been honored with the invitation to exhibit.

In his personal statement, Dr. Osman writes, “I am inspired by what I see, feel, touch, think and remember. East Africa is my place of origin. North America gave me the opportunity to practice not only medicine but recreate as well the energy of colors into contemporary art.

”What I communicate is far from being named primitive art. Indeed, it communicates with the psycho social, ego, spiritual and esthetic sense of your well being.

”Art is a strong feeling that communicates with the creative spheres of the human brain.

”Colors of art are ubiquitous. They exist independent from our conscious world. They convey energy. We are surrounded by this mysterious energy.

”The unconscious part of me strives to capture this invisible energy. It transcribes it into fine art images.”

Patients of Dr. Osman can readily agree to this. At Fourth Friday, many others will get to see first hand the powerful, haunting, colorful, and exuberant images that make their way from his unconscious part onto tightly stretched and knowingly painted canvas.