Portfolios
Musicians
There’s nothing better than listening to fine music and drawing.
Civil War Reanactors
Here is a series of drawings as an embedded reporter artist at Civil War reenactments.
Bay Folk Sketchbook
Meet your friends, neighbors or the woman who serves you a beer at Vesuvius in North Beach. It’s what makes the San Francisco Bay area unique.
iPad Digital Drawings
Drawing the scene using various apps on the iPad.
Recology
For Bill Russell’s residency at Recology in San Francisco, he drew the employees and told their stories.
Winemakers
Meet the entrepreneurial Winemakers of California’s Winegrowing regions.
Cab Drivers
Bill creates illustrated profiles of a different cab drivers and incorporates some interesting stories.
Harbin Hot Springs
Harbin Hot Springs, the clothing optional resort, north of Calistoga, California, was a great place to restore oneself and the best figure drawing class any artist would want.
Travel
Bill carries a sketchbook when he travels.
Oliver Ranch
Drawings from an art tour.
Homeless of Marin
A look at homeless people and their encampments in affluent Marin County, California.
Sketching Climate Stories
Bill and other Urban Sketchers draw protestors and participants at the Global Climate Action Summit.
Moulin Rouge
Being Toulouse-Lautrec at a production of Moulin Rouge.