About Ebb Tide Near Bloxom
‘Ebb Tide Near Bloxom’ – The Artworks of RUSSELL RISKO. Stretching along 70 miles between the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, I fell in love with the Eastern Shore of Virginia over thirty years ago. So much so that I built a 2nd home there. A treasure trove of pristine white sand beaches, Loblolly Pine forests, salt marsh waterways and small town getaways.
Relaxed and spontaneous, ‘Ebb Tide Near Bloxom’ is an impressionistic seascape study. It could become the basis for a larger painting, serving as a guide where composition, color palette, medium selection and other artistic decisions are explored in advance.
Not What Is, But What Could Be
In art, a study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a finished piece, as visual notes, or as practice. [1] Studies are often used to understand the problems involved in rendering subjects and to plan the elements to be used in finished works, such as light, color, form, perspective and composition.[2] Studies can have more impact than more-elaborately planned work, due to the fresh insights the artist gains while exploring the subject. The excitement of discovery can give a study vitality. When layers of the work show changes the artist made as more was understood, the viewer shares more of the artist’s sense of discovery. (Wikipedia)
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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