Archives for Case, Russell

Balancing Art and Life

Unlike most artists, who claim to have been born with a Crayon in hand, Utah artist G. Russell Case came to his avocation a bit later, even though he was surrounded by art from a young age. His father, Garry Case, a watercolor artist of some renown was also an illustrator. He had a studio in the family home and his young son, seemingly impervious to art, was just a normal kid with interests any young boy would have. Sure, he might have dabbled in drawing and coloring, but what child doesn’t? Things changed for Case, when he was a
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Simple Patterns, Artistic Elegance

In his art, as in his life, Utah artist G. Russell Case is interested in honesty, simplicity, and purity. The landscapes he paints so meticulously are rendered with the intimacy of someone in tune with nature. The land calls to him like a lover. The intricacies and nuances of the natural world whisper to him seductively, speaking of patterns and beauty, color and light, mystery and promise. This has always been so, from the time he was a child. Russell Case (Utah) Enchanted Mountains Oil 30″ By 40″ This painting is about the patterns of shadow and light and the
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