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Russell Baker - Red Hat Girl - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Red Hat Girl - There is usually a crowd of a dozen or two women all sporting bright red hats. We have all seen those Red Hat groups gathered together at some restaurant, or restaurant / bistro combination, laughing and seemingly the happiest people in the room. They have a great time. My wife, although this painting is not her, enjoys the dinners out with her Red Hat group when she is able to go. Sometimes she has to miss their monthly get-to-gethers and stay home due to medical reasons. I know she misses them. Your comments are welcome.

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  • »2/3/09
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Russell Baker - The Hat Tip - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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The Hat Tip - Is a new process for me, another learning experience. Everything should look muted or subtle, no harsh or sharp edges. I really enjoyed learning this technique and will no doubt put the experience to use again. Your comments are welcome.

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  • »1/22/09
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Russell Baker - The Trumpeter - Oil on 8 x 10 Canvas Panel

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The Trumpeter - I saw a movie recently about jazz musicians and put this on the list of things to paint. I've got a couple more coming up on the musical theme. Your comments are welcome.

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  • »12/3/08
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Russell Baker - Charles X. Carlson - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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I used a 1945 black and white photo as a reference for this painting

Charles X. Carlson - Artist, Author (1902-1991)

C. X. Carlson, born in Minnesota in 1902, left school in the seventh grade at 12 years of age to become a baker's apprentice. He later worked in iron mines, lumber camps, and as a seaman for three years.

Soon his talent for art drew him the Crane Technical College in Chicago and to the Chicago Art Institute, where he spent four years. Later he attended the National Academy of Design in New York for three years and the Art Students League in New York. He traveled to Antwerp and Munich and also studied under master artists. While in New York he met and studied with Gorkey, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

He taught art classes in figure study at the Art Student League. Locally he also taught classes at the York Art Association, the Jewish Community Center, and the Iris Club. He started the Octorara Art Association. The Octorara Art Association web site address is:

http://www.octoraroart.org/

His experience as an illustrator, cartoonist, mural painter, and teacher in New York City captured the attention of other artists and designers. He painted murals in the New Zealand building of the New York's World's Fair. He created Elsie, the Borden Company's cow. He also did work for Ford and General Motors.

His impact continued in the political arena during World War II. He was a staff artist and cartoonist for "On War Times," a publication of the Pentagon and the Bureau of Public Relations. He spent two years painting, lecturing, and exhibiting in twenty-one American Republics and South American countries for the U.S. State Department for the Good Neighbor Policy. While in South America he completed more than 750 paintings as well as research for a book, which was never published.

He is the author of a series of twenty art illustration books that sold millions of copies. He was commissioned to illustrate "Old Lancaster" and completed over 150 paintings of historical Lancaster buildings. Critics believe this series to be his finest works.

During his lifetime he exhibited widely throughout the Americas. His paintings hang in well-known collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York. He is listed in Who's Who in Art and Who's Who in the East.

C.X. moved to Lancaster county, PA in 1947 and in lived in Kirk's Mill near Quarryville. There he became a historical painter. He completed in his lifetime more than 15,000 paintings and uncountable drawings for friends, relatives, neighbors, and members of the art world.

To me, he was just my uncle Charlie.

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  • »10/29/08
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Russell Baker - Happy and Homeless - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Happy and Homeless - When I first started painting homeless faces I promised to paint one that appeared happy with life. Well, here she is, Happy and Homeless. Your comments are welcome.

 

 

 

 
  • »10/24/08
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Russell Baker - Homeless Man No. 2 - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Homeless Man No. 2 - I've taken a little creative license here and put together two different homeless subjects, both recently photographed on the streets of Sacramento, CA. One was a black man sitting on a bench catching some warm sun and the other was an older balding white man; both men appeared extremely tired. Recently I painted another older man with similar lighting and called it Memories. Your comments are welcome.

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  • »10/18/08
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Russell Baker - Bean Farmer - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Bean Farmer - It was about 20 or so years ago, back when I traveled all the US to make a living. I stopped for lunch at a small café in Santa Rosa, NM. I struck up a conversation with him, but all I can remember is that he wore a large brimmed western hat and had a weather worn face. Since I could not remember his face well enough to reconstruct, I used some of the features of a friend here in California. I like the way it came out. Your comments are welcome. 

 

 

 

 
  • »10/3/08
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Russell Baker - Mother and Child - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Mother and Child - Another deviation and challenge for me; a little more of an old fashioned look and introduction of a color I have no experience with. This was really fun and a new learning experience. Your comments are welcomed.

 

 

 

 
  • »9/30/08
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Russell Baker - Old Viet Woman - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel - Not For Sale

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Old Viet Woman - This is a very complex subject and I am really not happy with the outcome. I attempted to show surprise with sadness. The bleakness of color added to the mood. Yet I'm still hot satisfied. Your comments are encouraged. 

 

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  • »9/25/08
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Russell Baker - Memories - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Memories - I have memories of the past as I'm sure most of you do. .. I can visualize sitting in a chair and closing my eyes and remembering the past. Since I'm not interested in doing a self portrait I used my imagination, took some license with facial character, values and this is what I came up with. Your comments are welcome

 

 

 

 
  • »9/23/08
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Russell Baker - Homeless Man - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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 Happy and Homeless - When I first started painting homeless faces I promised to paint one that appeared happy with life. Well, here she is, Happy and Homeless. Your comments are welcome.

 

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  • »9/16/08
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Russell Baker - The Ballerina - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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The Ballerina - This is the third in the series, this one in slightly warmer tones than the first two. Your comments are welcome..

 

 

 

 
  • »9/9/08
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Russell Baker - The Bow - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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The Bow - Another exercise in highlights and shadows. Your comments are welcomed. 

 

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  • »9/4/08
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Russell Baker - Draped Nude - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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Draped Nude - I wanted to try something more classic just to see if I could make it look acceptable. There were several new processes here or you could say approaches. I view them as challenges and new learning experiences. What fun when you get it right. Your comments are welcome. 

 

 

 
  • »8/22/08
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Russell Baker - The Westerner - Oil on 9 x 12 Canvas Panel

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The Westerner - I've really grown to love painting subjects from a by gone era in the west. The colors are so warm and you can let your imagination flow to eventually find emotion within your creation. Your comments are welcome.

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  • »8/20/08
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