Figurative pieces drawn from life March 1-27 at the McGuffey Art Center 201 Second Street NW, Charlottesville Va 22901 Opening reception Friday March 4, 5:30-7:30 A few images from my show: This exhibition will be the first to feature my new realist artworks based on figure drawings, including nudes, tarot... Continue reading

Please help me raise completion funds for "Fiji Mermaid" by pledging on my Kickstarter project page. In return for your support, you can get some seriously awesome premiums- everything from a movie poster (pictured) to a one-of-a-kind handmade Fiji Mermaid! Watch the video below for a little history about the... Continue reading

A variety of mermaids that appear in the film: Constructing the "Mysterious Box" prop: And our much-awaited permit to film on the Coney Island boardwalk: Continue reading

Production of my short film “Fiji Mermaid” officially began August 29, with a shoot on a secluded beach on the Chesapeake Bay with my small cast and crew. "Stunt" version of the mermaid tail, at rest at our Chesapeake Bay shoot Fiji Mermaids were sideshow curiosities of the mid-nineteenth century.... Continue reading

One aspect of my art that I am happy to be pursuing again is filmmaking. Though I have a B.A. in film and video, for the better part of nine years ulcerative colitis prevented me from initiating movie projects- it was difficult enough dealing with a chronic illness and trying... Continue reading

A few production stills from my upcoming short film "Fiji Mermaid", showing the process of casting the actress's face and teeth: Above: Skin-safe "Body Double" silicon applied directly to skin, then mother mold of plaster bandages. I wish I'd had the presence of mind to take before and after shots... Continue reading

The Arts and Innards of Russell U. Richards! is both an art book and memoir tracing my struggles with a devastating chronic illness, and how art helped me live through it, with beautiful full-color reproductions throughout. For a limited time, Lulu.com is offering free shipping on The Arts and Innards... Continue reading

Edito, Rose's little nephew, drawn from life for Second Street Gallery's Family Art Day card. Ink on paper, 2010. Continue reading

Lunar Cycle, Ink and china marker on clayboard, 2010 This little painting just evolved spontaneously from one of my figure drawings. The theme wasn't premeditated at all- I had rendered the figure and full moon in the upper right, when it occurred to me that the piece was about the... Continue reading