barbara russell

BARBARA RUSSELL AKA MS. B. THE DOODLE QUEEN A TEACHING VISUAL ARTIST/ARTS ACTIVIST AND MEMBER OF THE HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCES FOR THREE YEARS. FROM SHOWING AND SELLING ON NYC STREETS TO GAINING AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS RESIDENCY SHE PROMOTES HER ENVIRONMENTAL ART MESSAGE FOR MANKIND TO BE KIND TO THE EARTH WITH DUE DILIGENCE. SHE SHARES WITH EACH VIEWER A THUMBNAIL VERSION OF A PEACEFUL GARDEN THAT IS COMPRISED OF SIMPLISTIC LINE & PAINT GESTURES THAT TELLS A KINECT COLORFUL STORY. USING HER IMAGINATION CHANNEL THE POWERS OF HER FOREMOTHERS AND FATHERS SHE RENDERS UNFAMILAR AND FAMILIAR LINE FLAIRS DARING WITH BOLD SPACING AND SHAPES OF COLORBLOCKS. THINK OF HER WORK AS MIRO MEETS SIR SHADOW MEETS JIM HENSON REMIXED.
COMPLETING A 2010 WINTER ARTS RESIDENCY AT BERMUDA MASTERWORKS MUSEUM www.bermudamasterworks.com/news NYC artist finds inspiration. HER SOLO EXHIBITION ALONG WITH “DOODLE TO DABEAT” WORSHOP AS APPEARS IN AN IPHONE APP http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/figment/id372789533?mt=8.