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The New Now / Russell C. Smith
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Welcome to The New Now. On Substack, I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. https://russellcsmith.substack.com/

Freedom of speech, books, art, nature.

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INK AND BRUSH ON VINTAGE MAGAZINE PAGE, IN STUDIO / 2025

#art #inkpainting #contemporaryart
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Altered Note to Future Self #5 / 2018

#art #mixedmeda #mixedmediacollage
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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On some nights Wanda felt like she was the Queen of Raintown / 2015

#art #collage #night #rain
October 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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NOIR PROSE POEMS

On mySubstack...

Cheers & Onward...
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Mixed media abstract painting / 2020

#abstract #art #painting
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Mixed media collage on wood / 2019

#collage #art #artnow #artonwood #mixedmedia
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Ink painting on paper / 2021

#art #painting #inkpainting #abstractart
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Full Moon Over Raintown / 2017

#collage #art #collageart
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A more perfect union / 2019

Mixed media abstract painting

#art #painting #artnow #abstractpainting
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Mixed media collage in notebook / 2021

#art #collage #notbookart
October 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Cereal Monogamy

#collage #art #collageart #contemporarycollage
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Abstract mixed media painting / studio wall / Seattle / 2021

#abstract #art #abstractpainting #paintings
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Composing a collage / 2016

#collage #art #artstudio
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Truth, Not Propaganda!

Vintage magazine public service announcement from the World WarII era.
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Studio cork board: Dickens, Zappa, Thoreau.

#photo #writers #musicians #art #artists #photograph
October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Leaning Toward the Lemon Light #2

#collage #yellow #collageart #art #contemporaryart
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Global Social Lubricant / 2014
Collage on watercolor paper

#collage #art #global
October 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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MIXED MEDIA PAINTING ON PAPERBACK PAGES / 2025

#art #painting #inkandbrush #artnow
#contemporaryart #contemporarypainting
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Mixed media abstract painting in notebook / 2021

#art #abstractart #notebookart #abstract
October 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The Artist #6 / 2026

#collage #art #collageart #pasted #paper
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Turn It On / 2016

#collage #art #collageart
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE IN NOTEBOOK / 2021

#art #noir #collage #mixedmediacollage #contemporaryart
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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A More Perfect Union #2 / 2019

#art #collage #more #perfectunion
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Full Moon Over Raintown / 2017

#art #collage
September 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM