Russell was born in 1950 in Cambridge, England. On leaving school after a few years in his home town he decided to go to London where he lived and worked for a number of years in various jobs. It was a time of discovering new horizons and he taught himself to play guitar and harmonica while also 'giving painting a go' as he puts it He is also something of a magician which he took up at an early age.
Although most of the times he spent in London were happy enough he felt their was something missing in his life so in 1976 he decided to leave the hustle and bustle of city life and went to work on a farm.
Life was very basic and sometimes hard but Russell found an inner peace working with and around nature and caring for the animals. He also found his soul mate and they became husband and wife and lived happlily together for twelve years in an idyllic life.
When tragically his wife passed away through illness, Russell decided to return to his hometown of Cambridge in the mid nineties. He struggled to adjust to the pace of modern life and by way of relaxation he once again turned to music and painting
Until 2005 Russell never thought he could describe himself as an artiist or that anyone would ever be interested in any of his work but on attending a few art classes he was encouraged by others to submit some of his paintings and mono prints and in 2007 he was chosen to take part in an exhibition in Beijing China organised by Tang Chenghua who personally commented favourably on Russel's two mono prints 'Rocking' and 'Building By Rythm'.
An exhibition in his hometown Cambridge of 3 paintings and the two mono prints took place in 2010 and after this Russell decided that he would devote more time to his painting and offer his works for sale.
Russell now has over 80 paintings and has just finished an abstract of Monica Dupont, the legendary blues singer.
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