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“I’m passionate about painting, and I’m passionate about sharing the joy of painting. So I keep art simple: I paint, and I teach. I don’t invest my finite supply of energy in pursuing medals, awards, or memberships in prestigious societies.
"Watercolor is the most expressive medium available, and it simplifies the process of transforming your feelings into art. If you haven’t given watercolor a try, maybe now’s the time.”
All the best,
Russ Johnson |
A full-time artist and workshop leader from Kennebunk, Maine, and Princeton Junction, New Jersey, Russ is widely known for watercolors that capture the many moods of Coastal Maine and rural New Jersey. His signature workshop, “Painting the Masters of Watercolor,” guides participating artists through three days of painting watercolors in the style of JMW Turner, Paul Cezanne, and Andrew Wyeth. He also features a “Painting Maine” workshop that devotes three days to capturing some of his favorite scenes in watercolor.
Russ’s work ranges from loose, impressionistic sketches to highly realistic drybrush paintings that echo a technique first mastered by Albrecht Durer nearly 500 years ago and later refined by Andrew Wyeth.
Russ is represented online by The New American Gallery. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wagner College. |
