I'll be taking these small acrylic on panel pieces to my gallery, Mars hall in Martinsville and thought they should be seen here as well. They are 8" x 15", and their small size shows the loose handling well.

Summer is here and I've been painting in the barn. Here are a few oil on wood panel pieces that I think are done. They are 20" x 15".

A Selection Of Work

Here is a selection of newer work. If you would like you can go to www.russellsmithstudio.com for specific info and many more paintings and photos.

We've been back for a month and I still don't have the few shots scanned. These are from when we lived in south central Indiana, where I found the unremarkable very interesting as a photo subject. More to come, and be sure to see my website www.russellsmithstudio.com.

Getting Ready For The Midwest

We are leaving for Indiana in a few days. I really like to shoot photos there because of the many mundane and man made environments like this photo of a mall. It's a silver gelatin print. I take my olympus XA because it's very small with a good lens. My paintings are greatly influenced by the mid west landscape and the man made shapes looming up from the horizon. Having lived in California and Maine, I include these shapes and forms in my coastal paintings. In both my photos and paintings I'm thinking of mans influence on nature. The painting is titled Black Ice and is oil on canvas.