Pastel

Modern abstract expressionist drawing by Houston, TX artist Bob Russell. The work features layers of red, yellow, grey, and black abstract shapes and expressive lines. Inspired by the loose, energetic work of Cy Twombly. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a black frame with thin a gold accent.

Bob Russell is a Houston based artist who has lived in a charming circa-1930s Branard Street bungalow in the de Menil enclave since 2012. He lives there with his wife Judy, to whom he has been married over 45 years. What’s compelling about Russell’s work is its feeling of being created in a bygone era — one surmises living in the bungalow reinforces this sensitivity. His collages are remarkable, but in a nuanced way: Combining paper, torn bits of canvas and pencil markings, these understated works possess a nocturnal air informed by cubism and precise geometry.

H 57 in x W 56.25 in x D 1.5 in

H 50 in. x W 48 in.