Doug Russell

A quick abstract experiment in the studio • charcoal and pastel on Arches Cover paper • 30” x 22” • 2025 • #studiopractice #abstraction #abstract #markmaking #drawing #charcoal #pastel #archescover #explosion #ruins #debris #dougrussell #dougrussellart #sketch

What We Left Behind 08 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 40” x 25” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

What We Left Behind 05 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 40” x 25” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

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What We Left Behind 09 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

What We Left Behind 04 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

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What We Left Behind 01 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

Sketch of the University of Wyoming campus • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 16” • Wyoming • September 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear

Sketch of the University of Wyoming campus • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 16” • Wyoming • September 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear

Sketch at the Neltje Center • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 8” • Wyoming • August 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #usk

Sketch at the Neltje Center • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 8” • Wyoming • August 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #usk

Sketch at the Neltje Center near Sheridan • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 16” • Wyoming • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear

No issues at all with clogging. At least with the inks I have used.

Both really. I have one water brush with just water, a second one with the gray ink straight from the bottle, and a third that has diluted gray ink in it. And then I also build up layers and/or dilute a wash further with the water-only brush.

Sunday backyard sketch • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 16” • Wyoming • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #sketch #usk

Indeed. Very affordable.

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I continue to be very impressed with the Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen and its incredible range of marks • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude fountain pen in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 8” x 5” • Wyoming • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #sailorfudepen #fountainpen

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Sketch of forest and lake at Medicine Bow Peak • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 8” x 5” • Wyoming • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #usk

Sketch of forest and lake at Medicine Bow Peak • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Sailor Fude fountain pen with a Pentel Vistage Water Brush (filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same gray ink) in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 8” x 5” • Wyoming • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #artyear #usk

Sketch of the University of Wyoming campus • Platinum Carbon Black ink in a Lamy Safari fountain pen with a Da Vinci travel brush and gray Pilot Iroshizuku ink and a gray Pentel Pocket Brush Pen in a Stillman and Birn Zeta series sketchbook • 5” x 16” • Laramie • July 2025 • #urbansketchers #usk

Current view of studio with several drawings from 2016 being revisited and reworked • Visual Arts Building • University of Wyoming • July 2025 • #artyear #urbansketchers #studiopractice #drawing #ruins #reworking #prismacolor #duralar

We are excited to announce that Swoon will be our eminent visiting artist for the 2025-26 academic year! A solo exhibition of the artist's work will open in the UW Visual Arts Gallery on August 25. Events with Swoon and her collaborators will enrich our community throughout the coming year.

Detail shots … continuing to breathe new life into some old drawings from 2016, reworking them with more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • each drawing 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 (in progress … again) • #artyear #ruins #prismacolor #acrylic #drawing

Breathing new life into some old drawings from 2016, reworking them with more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, acrylic paint, ink, and graphite on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 (in progress … again) • #artyear #ruins #prismacolor #ink #acrylic #drawing #reworking #studio

Thanks Kevin. About 2.5 hours…