Russell C. Smith

I create my collages with pasted paper and cloth to create strongly designed pieces, using visual elements of the natural world as a connecting thread.
My pieces combine vibrant color and design, making some collages closer in form to graphic and print artwork.

I studied life drawing at The Art Student's League of New York from 1978 to 1980, and I have worked in the collage form since the mid-eighties.

For many years drawing was my chosen art form, followed by watercolor and brush and ink drawing. After discovering the collage form while living in New York City, I ...

I create my collages with pasted paper and cloth to create strongly designed pieces, using visual elements of the natural world as a connecting thread.
My pieces combine vibrant color and design, making some collages closer in form to graphic and print artwork.

I studied life drawing at The Art Student's League of New York from 1978 to 1980, and I have worked in the collage form since the mid-eighties.

For many years drawing was my chosen art form, followed by watercolor and brush and ink drawing. After discovering the collage form while living in New York City, I knew this was the art form I'd continue creating in for many years.

You can visit my blog at: creativelifeinprogress.blogspot.com.

My Squidoo Lens can be found at: squidoo.com/creativelifeinprogress.

View my photographs at: flickr.com/photos/creativelifeinprogress.

Thanks for visiting my gallery. Feel free to contact me at: russells7 at gmail dot com if

you have any questions.