Jerry Russell

W.I.P. Plein air today, 1.5 hours, not done, but I needed to step away from it. Maybe almost done. What color is white water anyway? It’s not white. Waterfalls are a real challenge for me, so I’ll keep at ‘em until I figure it out. this was also an exercise in composition and eye-flow. There’s a fallen tree bridging the water from the far bank that’s not done yet, that’s supposed to lead the eye back into the water on the right. #chittenango #chittenangofalls #pleinair #pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #waterfall #oilpainting #oilonpanel

Fractal geometry has been a thing for a long time. But, the computing power needed to generate this kind of detail in a handheld device (iPad) is a little mind boggling. This fractal is 10,000 iterations of the Mandelbrot set, and took maybe 30 seconds to render. This is not a static image, but a visual display of a mathematical calculation looped through itself 10,000 times. As you zoom in to the detail, the calculations are rerun and the infinitely self-repeating image regenerated. #mindblown #mandelbrotset #mandelbtot #fractals #fractalgeometry #iterations #juliaset

Quick painting, block in - good start, I think. Really windy, so I worked fast while trying to keep things from blowing away. Had to chase my paper towels across the park. #onondalake #willowbay #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #pleinair #pleinairartist #waterscape #jerryrussellart

Mandelbrot set. Playing with a fractal explorer. #fractals #mandelbrot #mandelbrotset #infinite #selfrepeating

Another little furniture project. $10 thrift store find. Some sanding and 3 coats of satin poly - nice little table. Sunburst veneer with mahogany inlay. #reclaimedwoodfurniture #onedaybuild #refinishedfurniture #woodinlay #sunburst-veneer #furniturerestoration

Whiteface Mtn. From Henry’s Woods. Lake Placid. Great day for a hike in the forest. #whiteface #lakeplacid #henryswoodstrail #winterhike #jerryrussellart

In Lake Placid for the weekend. Beautiful! #lakeplacidny #winterwonderland #adirondacks #adirondackhighpeaks #snowymountains

Not working today. Watching. #timetorebuild #solongslappy #dontletthedoorhityouonthewayout

These beer label illustrations were all done in Procreate on an iPad Pro using an Apple Pencil. In each case, a pencil sketch on paper was the starting point. Scanned (photographed) the sketch with my iPad and used as the starting point to build the final art. Exactly like transferring a sketch to an illustration board. Final inking/drawing and color was all done in Procreate, on multiple layers, at 375dpi, oversized. Some backgrounds and textures were added in post using Photoshop & Illustrator. #procreate #digitalart #digitalpainting #beerlabels #illustration #digitalillustration #jerryrussellart #craftbeer

Our tree is still up. (It’s artificial) Every time I remember I have to take it down, it’s at the end of the day, and my brain is tired, so I say, I’ll do it tomorrow. Well, today, I walked right by it 3 times, preoccupied with client projects and other things, and didn’t notice that my wife had decorated it with paper hearts. I wondered why she was giggling. I guess I’m a little distracted. Now I think I’ll just leave it up and start making paper shamrocks for March. #mywifeisfunny #treestillup #whereismyheadat #distracted #atleastimbusy

Little native Adirondack brookie. Quick pic and back in the water. #catchandrelease #brooktrout #troutfishing #streamfishing

Freckleface. #tagetpractice #signage #dontdrinkthewater #oldsign

Drink me, don’t drink me. The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handle. #oldwell #wellpump #handpump #antiquewellpump

Wooly Bear. Are you forecasting a mild winter, little fella? #woolybear #caterpillar #bugs #Pyrrharctia_isabella #tigermoth #isabella_tiger_moth

My better loose finds from 2 Sundays at the mines. Lots of other loose, fractured crystals, and some still attached to the motherstone. #herkimer #aceofdiamondsmine #herkimerdiamonds #quartscrystal #mineralspecimens

Fresh out of the oven. Scratch made pumpkin pie. Feels like autumn. #pie #pumpkinpie #piefromscratch #comfortfood #octoberpie

Herkimer Diamond in situ, just before extraction. #herkimerdiamond #crystals #minerals #rocksandminerals #dolomite #dolostone #quartzcrystals

Fresh pumpkin purée. Gonna be pie. #pumpkinpie #orange #pumpkin #blent #fallharvestfoodstuff

First visit to Herkimer Diamond Mines. Lots of fun. Lots of work!! Told a guy I was breaking rocks with a sledgehammer while on a one day furlough from hard labor at the state Penn. The big one was in a pocket in the middle of a 20lb block of limestone. :-) #herkimerdiamonds #quartzcrystals #rockhound #crystals #mineralspecimens

Better photo of this one. Plein air. Limited palette of Prussian Blue (WN), Gold Ochre (Gamblin), Venetian Red (WN). Inspired by James Gurney’s Iron Triad - all iron oxide pigments. 10x10 Oil on linen panel. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #waterfall #oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #irontriad #gurney

Rule Of Thirds. #fallscene #farmfield #hayfield #darkclouds #approachingstorm #primaries

Gnarly Willow. #treeportrait #willow #gnarlytree #weepingwillow

Great Gully Falls ... success as they are after a dry summer. 10x10 Oil on linen panel. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #waterfall #oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism