Narratives & Abstracts by William Russell
For 40+ years, multidisciplinary artist William Russell has painted, illustrated, taught and designed. His paintings, collages and drawings. merge narrative realism and lyrical abstraction. New works are here, including The Deluge, an apocalyptic vision…the results of climate change. Read his bio here. Have questions? Want to purchase some art? Email William or use this contact form.
See new Microscopic & Medusa paintings of jellyfish, amoebas and other tiny lifeforms from nature here.
WINTER’S BLOOM
William’s Florals, Slot Canyons and Icebergs were shown recently at Sofie Contemporary Arts in Calistoga, California.
Four Slot Canyons, 72” x 48” each, acrylic on canvas
Pictures from an show of Floral paintings and more from Sofie Contemporary.
A RETROSPECTIVE AT STANFORD
William Russell showed 50 paintings and collages at Stanford University in Palo Alto in 2015. Have a look. Stanford Art Spaces Curator and Writer DeWitt Cheng wrote that “Russell’s works, with their intuitive orbs and arabesques of black enamel paint, resemble musical scores set free from their staves, collaged printed elements assimilate bits of the real world, or at least references and metonyms, into the frozen music of the pictorial architecture.… read more
LIFE OF AN ARTIST
In this video (courtesy of Spirit House Productions) William talks about his progression as an artist and about his painting The Deluge.
ILLUSTRATED JOURNALISM
William Russell writes about art, illustration and visual journalism on Substack.
