The PixelArtisan, (Russ), is a digital artist with a strong passion for realism. His paintings often include dramatic skies, articulate lighting and are always highly detailed. All of his digital works are created exclusively with Photoshop. Each painting generally requires between 50 and 100 hours to complete and are up to 96 inches wide or high. There are never any imported images, scans or other software used in his paintings. Some paintings are from cherished memories, some are his portrayal of specific locations while others are totally imaginary. For the more complex realism paintings he may use a reference photo for specific elements but never copies or duplicates the photo. He always adds his own touches to make each element unique. Russ has developed a seminar for digital fine art that he presents to art societies and galleries. He has his works on display at several regional galleries, at malls and other commercial locations. Russ was recently awarded an Honorable Mention by the Museum of Computer Art in Brooklyn NY, placing forth out of 138 entries. Digital fine art is on the rise!!
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PixelArtisan :
Hi Gang, I have not been around here much but I do check in on occasion. I opened an Art Gallery and Artist Services Center, Russell's Atelier, and it has eaten up most of my available time. The Atelier (French for artist workshop) features art reproductions, Giclee prints, other print services, matting, framing and many other vital artist services. Take a peek at my Facebook page.
PixelArtisan :
Thanks for the congratulations. I was surprised and disappointed that the voting was not closer. There were some beautiful contenders and the competition continues to get better. The 2nd place "Blue Butterfly" by Lindansteph and 3rd place "Beginnings" by Carolisa were excellent and deserving of a better fate. Winning a contest is something that everyone will hopefully experience at least once. If winning a contest is important to you then you must always post your absolute best effort. It is very uplifting and inspiring to win but the learning experiences are where the true value resides. Thanks again. Russ Cleversley
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! Glory Of Sunrise is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
Kikaspics : So very well deserved!!! Love your work:-) Congrats!!
July 28 at 2:05AM
avmurray : Congratulations. Well done !!
July 28 at 3:16AM
mnmcarta : Congratulations! VERY well deserved win :)
July 28 at 7:37AM
donkeyoatey : congrats, Russ..very nice!
July 28 at 5:03PM
hekartstudio : Kudos to you. A creative and well composed digital drawing. You are truly gifted-HEK
July 29 at 10:09AM
PixelArtisan :
Hi everyone, thanks for the congratulations. The competition is getting hotter every month. It has been exciting to see the community of 2D digital artists continue to grow. I arrived at FAR in 2007, at a time when 2D digital art was in its infancy and there were just a precious few who were using that medium. Today, there are many artists who have found the joy of the digital medium and are posting some impressive paintings. Winning a contest is nice but seeing other artists reach new heights of competence is priceless. Thanks again, Russ Cleversley
donkeyoatey : Russ, you are a great generous guy!
June 30 at 12:56PM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! Thanks For The Lunch is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
hekartstudio : Congrats! A beautiful and artistic rendition in digital painting-HEK
June 28 at 4:17PM
donkeyoatey : Cingrats on a lovely piece, and a well deserved win!
June 28 at 5:37PM
Pat Groleau : Congratulations for first place on your painting 'Thanks for Lunch.'You are a first class artist. Pat
June 28 at 10:42PM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! Fisherman Heaven is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
donkeyoatey : Congrats on the well deserved win! Donkeyoatey
April 28 at 7:34AM
hekartstudio : Congratulations! Well done and composed-HEK
April 28 at 10:38AM
ducilla : Congrat's Russ!... Well deserved and the bribe money should be sent directly to me!...D.
April 28 at 11:26AM
pattigirl : Beautiful, restful, peaceful place that you have portrayed! Congratulations, Russ, it is well deserved and very well done!
April 28 at 1:05PM
lucamist : Congratulations on your win.
April 28 at 2:31PM
yourbren : I am so happy you won! I loved your work on this, as you know. I am sorry you had this frightening experience with your health. Do they know what caused it. Let me know when you can. Meanwhile, I want to say congratulations again on your so well deserved win. Bren
April 28 at 6:07PM
DiannaM : Congratulations you know I love it! Dianna
April 28 at 9:42PM
Pat Christensen : Congrats another wonderful work! :)Pat
April 29 at 10:59AM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! BuffaloGraze is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
jgrace : Congratulations on your win. It is well deserved. I was pulling for you as I thought you had the better painting. Well done.
March 28 at 12:30AM
donkeyoatey : Lovely, well done piece..congratulations! Donkeyoatey
March 28 at 8:33AM
hekartstudio : Congratulations to you on a beautiful executed digital painting-HEK
March 28 at 10:02AM
A. Cawley : Congratulations :) Anita
March 28 at 11:55AM
Snopaw : Thanks everybody for the kind words, really appreciate it a lot!!!
April 4 at 7:33PM
DiannaM : Congratulations, I'm going to check out your photography now. Thanks again for taking time to write me. Dianna
April 11 at 1:11PM
PixelArtisan :
Hi guys 'n gals. I have been somewhat "under the weather" lately...had medical emergency. There was lots of internal bleeding going on, rushed to ER, blood count at dangerous low levels, 14 hours of transfusions, endoscopy with biopsies and they put a cork in a hole in my stomach. BUT, I am feeling much improved. Now I am on weekly injections of B12 and daily doses of iron. The docs figured that the bleeding was going on for several months. If it had gone much longer there would have been serious consequences. It is amazing how good I feel. My deterioration was slow that it was not apparent until I finally went to my gastro doc. He immediately said I looked anemic, sent me for a blood test, called at 6am the next morning and said to get to the ER immediately. I don't know who's blood was pumped into me but it was a great vintage!! So...back to the mundane life of all work and no play. LOL!!
ducilla : Its good to see you back and feeling better Russ!... I am guessing they did not use Lowriders favorite vintage of "Two Buck Chuck!"....D.
March 16 at 2:32PM
David T Francis : Good to know you are better again!! Loads to catch up on here I guess!!
March 16 at 3:50PM
Pat Christensen : Glad to see you are back wishing you blue skies ahead! :)Pat
March 16 at 7:16PM
LowRider : Nurse told me he needed a boost so gave her a little TBC to slip into the IV---Man, did he ever perk up!! He even started singin' "Pants on tha Ground"---
March 17 at 7:14PM
UnzipYourPotential : Hey Russ, Sorry to hear the news about what happened and am glad you are alright! I have not had the chance to email you so that we can catch up.... but here is something I hope you will enjoy! LOL
March 18 at 6:50PM
PixelArtisan :
Hi gang...Thanks for all the congratulations. I stopped by the site today to check out the latest news and saw that my member $'s had significantly increased. At first, I thought that it was a glitch so I quit and re-entered..and the dough was still there. Then, I saw that the troops at FAR had selected me as artist of the month....HOT DOG!! It was real. I am finally a somebody!! Yahoooie!! Ooppps, sorry, I shall try to maintain a semblance of humility. Thanks again everyone. Your thoughts are truly appreciated. Russ Cleversley
yourbren : Big congratulations. Very well deserved.
March 11 at 4:55PM
leeda : Congratulations..your work is truly phenomenal
March 12 at 10:17AM
Keri353 : Congratulations and awesome work!
March 12 at 11:28AM
jgrace : Congrats. You deserve it!
March 15 at 11:47PM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! The March winner of the Recognized Artist reward.
ducilla : Congratulations Russ!..Well deserved and the party is at your house!...D.
March 10 at 11:25AM
DeeZ : Congratulations! A more than well-derved honor and recognition for a true "digital artist!" BRAVO!
March 10 at 11:38AM
Pat Christensen : Congrats so well earned way to go! :)Pat
March 10 at 2:34PM
avmurray : Congratulations. You really deserved the price. :) Annie
March 10 at 2:52PM
hekartstudio : WOW what an honor! Congratulations-HEK
March 10 at 3:18PM
MoonWillow : Well, it's about time!!! LOL. A huge CONGRATS, Russ. Waaaaahoooo!!! I'll be right behind Dennis for the party :))) Ha, no way, I'll leave the flying to those who love it. Again, Congrats, my friend...WELL DESERVED!!
March 10 at 6:44PM
crystal clear : Congrats on recieving well deserved recognition for your efforts!
March 10 at 6:53PM
A. Cawley : Congratulations :)
March 11 at 5:49AM
gommie : Congratulations!! (: I can't think of anyone who deserves this award more(:
March 12 at 1:43AM
PixelArtisan :
To all...thanks for the congrats. I haven't seen a win for a while. It feels good. Russ
LowRider : Congrats Francis!! Don't mute me--I will play nice!!
March 1 at 1:50PM
ducilla : I would mute her for that comment ... I am not sure she can be trusted to play nice?....d.
March 1 at 2:09PM
artengraver : Hi Russ, of course you are the best of the best and Ifollow your work all the time. ike you I have been out of comission for a while with two new hips a new knee and hernia surgery over the past five years. It is amazing how much pain we endure. Just hoping for some quality years that I might have left God willing. Your work has improved so much and I hope it is making a profit for you. I would love to come watch you at work...I have been so down from all the pain that I am having trouble getting back into my work. Need a swift kick in the backside to get me moving again.
March 2 at 7:01PM
MoonWillow : Congratulations, Brother Dear!! I'm wondering what happened with your painting on the front page with the announcement??? Didn't see anything, just the winners. Was watching for it :)) Again, a big congrats!!!! shawn
March 5 at 4:35AM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! Focused is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
ducilla : Way to go Russ!... It is a wonderful creation...Congrats..Dennis
February 28 at 2:10AM
Pat Christensen : Congrats! So worth the ribbon a beautiful piece, just lovely! :)Pat
February 28 at 8:35AM
donkeyoatey : congratulations..lovely piece! Donkeyoatey
February 28 at 9:36AM
hekartstudio : Congratulations! A beautiful digital painting-HEK
February 28 at 10:16AM
FanArtReview wrote to PixelArtisan :
Congratulations! Seaweed Whacking is the new Digital Painting of the Month!
sirthomas1960 : Big congrats Russ! So good to see you back. Keep working on that rehab and I'll await the next contest with great anticipation! :))
June 12 at 11:38AM
Nadege : Congratulation, such a great creation. Hope you are now well on the way to full recovery.
June 13 at 7:36PM
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October 22 at 9:25AM
PixelArtisan :
Hi gang, I have not been around much lately...had some injury issues that needed to get resolved. This past December I fell and severely tore up my left shoulder. Since then, my ability to paint and move were substantially restricted. I finally had surgery on March 26th, met with the surgeon this AM and will start the long process of rehabilitation. He says that it may take a year to regain full use of the arm. My arm will be immobilized for another 5 weeks...then the rehab starts. I did not appreciate the simple things in life until now. Doing everything one-handed is challenging. I am typing with one finger...what a joy that is!! LOL!! I looked through my paintings and found some that were not posted at FAR...I may toss a few out there over the next few days. Cheers everyone.
ducilla : It is just nice to see your smiling face Russ!!!! Glad you are finally on the road to recovery and the only way to look is up!.. I had a similar type injury to my knee many years ago and could not walk for six months..Its the little things in life we take for granted at times..(peeing standing up comes to my mind !..lol..) Take care of the arm and post away..I will be happy to see them!....Dennis
April 8 at 1:25AM
MoonWillow : Hey, Russ!
April 8 at 5:25AM
Bluesavanagh : LOl your male,I thought you were born master of using one hand for most things in life..LOl.
April 8 at 5:11PM
Alexemch : Hello Russ just noticed your posting. I do hope that you will soon be feeling better and that your shoulder will heal well allowing you to show us all some more of your incredibly enjoyable art. I had issues with gout in my hand 2 years ago and was unable to use it for a few months so I know what a 'joy' typing with one hand (and the left had at that!)is. Just get better and please do post some of your work which we have not already seen and I look forward to it greatly. All the best Alex x
April 10 at 5:38AM
Lmgwolf : Hey Russ! Just saw your post here. Nice to see you. It's been quite awhile due to my disappearing. Hope you will soon be feeling better. I always enjoyed your work. Take care. ~Lisa :)
April 15 at 1:00PM
Mike Roberts : Bro Russ, none of us should have to stress out over life situations that are beyond our control. After all there is a reason for everything under the sun. Everything, everything is planned and initiated by the Creator. It is all a test that is specially prescribed for our spiritual edification. The best that any one of us can do IS our best. In that respect, how can anyone, even those whom we owe criticize us? Misfortune makes us better and fortune makes us worse. I know that you will do your best to be E=MC2 with the universe and give each and every their due as it becomes reasonable and possible. Ha, I learned those latter 2 terms from the legal system. But here is a major heap of prayers and good will to you from my heart and soul my brother. May you overcome, prosper, and stay on top, as you already are in so many of our (friends and members) opinions! Your creativity will boom! Be patient, determined, and ENJOY your life and challenges.
May 17 at 2:21PM
Tooloo Kord : HI I really missed your kind reviews and I am happy you are here, feel better soon you are one of the best, tooloo
May 23 at 2:50PM
armymom : Hi Russ, I have just read on your profile page that you have been sick. I am so sorry, I hope you are on the mend now, I have had numerous health problems through the years, I have been in a wheelchair twice, but the good lord, prayers, and the will to overcome obstacles will help you to gain back your health. You are such a nice man, my prayers are with you. Welcome back. Vickie
June 9 at 8:07AM
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