John Ruszel

Why keep fighting if you are just going to hand victories to the opposing party?

A white paper background with a series of ultramarine blue lines in different shades that intertwine

A newish painting from earlier this year. “Router 2.” Shades of ultramarine in hand painted gouache.

A hand holding a small painting on paper. The painting is a series of intertwining lines in a gradient from orange to coral.

Made a small painting yesterday and then had an ocular migraine. This one plays with the same weave as the green router piece I posted recently. Hand drawn and painted gouache on paper.

A painting of intertwined green lines on a white background in a dark wood frame

Fit into a walnut frame, “Router 1” is now up on the studio wall. Hand painted gouache on paper.

Yes but not of my own free will

My friend got me a reissue of this Tshirt and it feels to precious to wear.

All that industry wide AI integration has done for me is add another pop up I have to close at least once every time I use an app. So five stars I guess.

They seem really surprised about it which is weird

Gender affirming care IS healthcare and they are ripping it away from Americans. It is not a distraction. I’m ashamed of the dem’s inability to see trans people as people.

No wait. Not slash. Use for officer bonuses. Sorry for the error

Maybe they will lay everyone off and slash the military budget. Plenty of training and experience with that move.

Listen, I struggle with my birthday as well. But even the worst ones have not included 4 million people getting together to yell about how bad I am at my job.

Add a little sci fi set dressing and this is a Kurt Vonnegut short story

Guy making 6 figures trying to save on Gatorade

A good first step to prove you actually don’t like the trump White House would be to not rubber stamp all his nominees.

Lake berryessa glory hole

Hell we already have the hole and it’s only an hour from the capital

Billionaires love taking a cool thing and making it stupid and shitty and telling everyone it’s better that way.

Yeah. It really is. I wish there were some sort of strong opposition party to lead any kind of pushback but here we are.

We’re going to need a lot of gold paint for the Hollywood sign but at least everything will continue to get worse!

Lick those boots!

A painting where lines in shades of bright pink weave through each other on a white background

New painting in hot pink gouache. I think it’s called “integrator” and I’m really pleased with it.

The blob is me

My good friend and studio mate has a show coming up in Oakland! Always beautiful and thoughtful work.

A painting of a circular yellow form on a white background.

A #yellow #gouache #painting from several years ago. “Division.” I think this was when I realized how powerful the construction lines could be.

Here’s a #goache #painting from around the time the JWST was just starting to send back images. The hexagonal mirrors cause 6 pointed lens flares.

I didn’t know they were shit out of a slightly bigger one like master mold and the sentinels. Lazy comic book villain bullshit

A new #painting in #gouache. I’m really pleased with it. Makes me think of circuit boards and heat exchangers.

I love waking up every morning, sitting in the dark, eating my tepid yogurt slurry and reading a short list of today’s new unimaginable crimes and horrors

Well. What is there to say? Here is a larger #goache #painting from a couple years ago. Title: skeletal tokamak

#art

“Interlock study” #gouache #painting on paper over pencil drawing. The friend who ended up buying this spent a long time meditating on how and if the axles could turn. #art