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Russell Brandwein
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My screaming pumpkin
Carved jack o’lantern with giant teeth and multiple eyes on a stone wall
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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While the billowing white clouds are showy, it’s the grey cloud that intrigued me.
The Grey Cloud — A painting by Russell Brandwein of a dramatic summer sky dominated by a towering cumulus cloud, rendered in thick, expressive brushstrokes. The central cloud rises powerfully into a deep blue sky, its topmost edges glowing with warm light, while its base fades into subtle greys. Softer, layered clouds stretch out to the right, echoing the shape and motion of the main form. Below, a dark treeline creates a stark contrast, grounding the luminous sky above. The scene evokes a fleeting moment of tension and beauty, as light and shadow meet in the atmosphere.
June 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Cloudy Cloud Cloud
A painting of clouds over a field by Russell Brandwein done in an expressionist painting style.
May 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Finger in the dirt, a smooth 6B, a sticky rapidograph, an Apple Pencil or in your head like air guitar. If you ain’t drawing, you ain’t seeing.
A pen and ink drawing of a pond surrounded by trees all reflecting back at the viewer. It’s drawn in an active expressionistic style. By Russell Brandwein.
April 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Squid game like shapes reflecting in the pond.
This is a photo of a pond that has reflections that create squid game like shapes, or a shape of a fish.
April 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Shadows & Stones
Opinions?
A monochromatic painting study in black and white, depicting a tightly packed cluster of irregular stone forms cast in deep shadow by artist Russell Brandwein. The composition is dense and textured, with strong contrasts between illuminated surfaces and dark recesses, creating a dramatic interplay of light and form. Broad, expressive brushstrokes suggest rough, natural textures, while the layered tonal values give the rocks a sense of weight and dimensionality. The stones vary in size and orientation, overlapping and interlocking in an organic arrangement. Areas of brightness highlight the edges and faces of the stones, while darker regions recede into the background, evoking the feeling of a shadowed rock face or forest floor. The overall mood is moody and grounded, emphasizing natural structure through abstracted form.
April 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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New study for Last Light
An abstract oil painting of a forest at sunset by the artist Russell Brandwein. Bright orange and golden trees glow under a vivid blue sky, their warm colors contrasting with the deep black and dark green shadows below. The brushstrokes are expressive and textured, capturing the fleeting quality of light as it moves through the trees. The composition emphasizes the boundary between illumination and obscurity, evoking a sense of quiet transformation.
March 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Study for Broken Shadow. What do you think?
A painting titled Broken Shadows by Russell Brandwein. A dark forest scene with tall, slender trees standing in quiet formation. The forest floor is illuminated by a soft, diffused light, creating stark contrasts between brightness and shadow. The tree trunks cast long, fragmented shadows, their edges uneven and disrupted by the shifting light. The atmosphere is moody and mysterious, evoking a sense of solitude and quiet tension, as if the forest holds something just beyond sight. The composition plays with depth, drawing the eye into the dimly lit path that vanishes into darkness.
March 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Cemetery Shadows
This is a painting of a landscape of an old cemetery wall with streaks of long afternoon shadows draped across the grounds and up the walls.
March 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Pole No.66
A digital study.
A painting by Russell Brandwein of a night winter scene on a curvy desolate country road. The scene is eerily lit with red light.
March 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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A painting of a local winter road here in New Hampshire
A painting of a winter road covered in deep shadows that are like stripes. Captures a daily New England winter scene. Painted by Russell Brandwein
February 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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My newest titled, Out of Obscurity. What do you think?
This is a painting titled, Out of Obscurity. It is a scene of a country road at night lit by the headlights of my car. A beautiful oak tree and large triangular snowbank highlight the painting.
February 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It’s a brilliant sunny day and freezing cold and the air could not be more crisp. A blue sky for Bluesky!
Painting of a pine tree covered in snow on a bright winter day. Painted with emotive strokes and deep blue sky, perfect for Bluesky!
February 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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A painting in my Night Roads series where the remnants of oak leaves performed on stage.
A painting of a night scene in the winter on a country road. The remnants of leaves and branches swing wildly in the wind creating an almost stage.
February 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The late night plowed driveway is a northern ritual. Part preparation, part survival. A temporary victory in the battle against winter. The battle continues today.
The late night plowed driveway is a northern ritual. Part preparation, part survival. A temporary victory in the battle against winter. The battle continues today with lots more snow coming
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Happy Valentine’s Day
This is an image I painted showing a red bush next to a pond. The bush makes a heart shaped reflection, perfect for Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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The latest in my Night Drives series. They serve as an allegory for how we move through life, only a sliver of reality ever revealed to us at a time, while the vast unknown remains shrouded in darkness just out of our reach.
This is a painting of a country road at night. It is part of my Night Drives series that is an allegory of how reality is only glimpsed with the vast unknown shrouded in darkness. The painting is of a road in New Hampshire lit by the headlights of my car.
February 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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‘The snow had fallen in a slow, deliberate way, as if the sky itself had taken its time arranging each flake just so. It was the kind of winter afternoon that made you feel as though you were walking through a memory rather than a place, and for me, it was.’
A winter landscape painting of a snow-covered road winding through a dense forest of evergreen trees. The snow lies in soft drifts, with shadows stretching across the path. The trees are dark, their branches heavy with snow, creating a contrast against the pale sky. The atmosphere is quiet and contemplative, evoking a sense of nostalgia and solitude. The brushstrokes are expressive, giving the scene a dreamlike quality. This image accompanies the text: ‘The snow had fallen in a slow, deliberate way, as if the sky itself had taken its time arranging each flake just so. It was the kind of winter afternoon that made you feel as though you were walking through a memory rather than a place, and for me, it was.’
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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This is Blue, my studio assistant as a puppy. Berner’s are awesome painters. Most people dont know that.
This is Blue, my Bernese Mountain dog as a puppy. She is holding a paint brush pink her mouth and is my painting studio assistant. Berners are awesome!
February 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Jumbo soft snowflakes tonight in southern New Hampshire!
February 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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An image I made of trees at sunset in Pemaquid Maine
Painting of Autumn colored trees at sunset in Maine.
January 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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My first post! This is my painting titled, Guardrail. Driving on snowy country roads at night is both calming and a bit out of a Stephen King novel. What do you think?
Painting of a country road on a snowy night in New Hampshire, lit by the headlights of my car. Titled, “Guardrail”
January 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM