Russ, Ian and Nel Research


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Russel Mills

Russell Mills is an artist born in Yorkshire, UK in 1952, he creates his work of people based on drawings he's layered up into photoshop to create digitally assembled pieces.
The majority of his work is monochromatic, which hints of red which could symbolic pain or the likes of something negative, maybe anger. The energetic sharp almost scratchy strokes Russ makes in his pieces add more movement, and the layers build of to create a rather busy atmosphere.
 His work gives off a negative feel due to the coolness of the colours, the almost washed out colour palette, the angry flashes of red and the neutral almost lost expression on the models faces in his work.




Ian Murphy

Ian Murphy was born in Wigan in 1963. His work is mostly drawings, painting and prints. A lot of his work is of landscapes or architecture. Ian focuses of the perspective and depth when creating his work, some of which focuses on close ups or sections of buildings. This example is titled Monument and reflects how once beautiful marble becomes weathered and eroded but can still appear beautiful. How time can change something but doesn't mean its changed for the worse. This piece was created with nixed media and oil paints. The fine layers of oil add up to create a very resonant surface in this painting. 



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Nels work is mostly a mix of collages and paintings, some oil on canvas. Some of her work is of landscapes and she uses real photographs and creates collages of both photos and painting mediums, bringing the two forms of art together in her work. She also creates paintings, some of which were inspired by Italy and Italian art. 



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