I use the work table to stretch canvases and
touch up prints. I usually work on one original at a time, and
spend lots of time hand embellishing prints.
I like to paint on a vertical wall. The work
is viewed vertically, so it helps me to paint it that way. Every
2-3 years I take down the masonite panel that I paint on and
sell it as an abstract.
These are the Three Amigos. They keep me
company. They cannot paint, but have been known to urinate on my
work. Everybody thinks they are a critic!
Richard
Russell - BIO:
Artist Statement:
My
mentor was Richard Brough. Mr. Brough was my graphics teacher at
University of Alabama in 1979, but more important, he made
a deal with me. I was so bad at drawing a straight line, that I
had a “D” in graphics. He made me promise to pursue fine art and
never take graphics again. In return, he would give me a “C” in
graphics. Mr. Brough also happened to be a great watercolor
artist.
When people ask what kind of work I do, I respond, “It’s Norman
Rockwell meets Leroy Neiman”. I paint people and places that you
may see anywhere at any given time. I just add a bit of a splash
to it.
Richard Russell
BORN: Peterborough, England,
1960
Russell was raised in Birmingham, Al. He resided
in New Orleans, LA until hurricane Katrina uprooted the
family. He then moved back to
Birmingham
in 2005. In 2008, Russell sold over 5,000 prints.
EXHIBITIONS:
2010 “The Championship Season-Having a Ball”
in the permanent
collection of the
College Football Hall of Fame in
South Bend, IN
2009
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
2008 “Eyes of the Tide
original on permanent display at Bear
Bryant
Museum in Tuscaloosa, AL
2007Officially licensed
by University of Alabama
and Auburn University
2006-2008 Griffith
Gallery
2006
Rockefeller
Center
Art Show New York, New York
2006 Russell also
exhibited in Chicago, Boca Raton, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans and
Birmingham
2002-2005 Alexander & Victor Gallery,
New Orleans
2002-2005 Gallery of
Light, New Orleans
1991 Alabama
Music Hall of Fame,
Birmingham,
Alabama
1990-2002 Richard Russell Gallery,
New Orleans,
Louisiana
1990 City Stages Music Festival,
Birmingham, Alabama
1988 153 Gallery, New York, New York
1988 International Art Exposition,
Los Angeles, CA
1987-1990 Richard Russell Gallery,
Birmingham,
AL
1986-1987 Turning Point Design Gallery
Atlanta, GA
1986-1990 International Art Exposition,
New York, New York
1987-1990 Soundview Galleries, Port
Jefferson, New York
1985-1986 Cobb Gallery, Birmingham, AL
1983-1986 Stuart Gallery,
New York, New York
HONORS AWARDS and
COMMISSIONS:
2009 Commission of 5 originals for
Inverness Country Club
2007 Licensed artist for the
University of
Auburn
in Auburn, AL
2007 Author for the foreword of The
Birmingham
Sketchbook
2007 Licensed artist for the
University of
Alabama
in Tuscaloosa, AL
2007Author and illustrator of The Bama Fan Book
2007-present Official Artist of Vulcan Birthday Bash-Birmingham,
AL
2005 Official Artist of Do Dah Day -Birmingham, AL
2004 Commission for the lobby and prints in every room of
The St.
Christopher
Hotel in New
Orleans
1991 Official Artist for the Alabama Music Hall
of Fame
1990 Official Artist for the City Stages Music Festival
1988 Official Artist for the Alabama Symphony
1986 Marquis Who’s Who Award
1985
Outstanding Young Americans Award for Achievements in the Arts
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