About Bradford Chaparral
‘Bradford Chaparral’ – More experimentation with a neutral-color palette continues. This is one of two landscapes that I’ve completed exploring achromatic colors. The verdict is still out. Maybe I’m just drawn to saturated colors.
Of Tangled Shrubs and Thorny Bushes
You will find a Chaparral of tangled shrubs, thorny bushes and wheatgrass brambles as you walk the Bradford Reservoir. I pass by one stretch where the leaves and buds of a particular bush change color with each season, forming a beautiful contrast against the background field colors. I had hoped to capture this in a painting one day. And, now I have.
About the Artist
Russell Risko is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Fine Artist. During his 40-year career as a visual communicator, Russ achieved leadership roles as Art Director, Creative Director, Principal Partner and Ad Agency President. His work has appeared in countless regional, national and e-zine publications and website properties.
Today, Russ has entered the final chapter of his career, unfettered by the “need-it-yesterday” time constraints of the advertising and marketing world. Now in retirement, he has the opportunity to move beyond his commercial art past and exercise his fine art instincts, to give birth to new visual perspectives and to invest in the time necessary for such exploration.
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