Gus on Bonnechere Riveracrylic and photo collage on birch panel 24 X 24 in. 2016 "Gus and I went on a wonderful paddle up the Bonnechere River near Killaloe. I like the way the bottom of the boat is simply raw birch texture from the panel beneath the painting."

See more of Russ's work at our site here

his works were selected for the National Gallery’s Second Biennial of Canadian Art exhibition

Note that the picture is split down the left side with a channel made of Birch bark

The name Mali also means hippo in Mandingo

The Hippo in Mali represent the spirit of the river

Acrylic on Paper

She obtained her BFA and MFA (2009) from the University of Ottawa

There is a light at the end of the tunnel

Stump Spring”

The blue x was the last brush stroke I added

"I was sitting on a deck at my friend Chris's cottage on Trout Lake

acrylic and photograph on birch panel