MICHAEL RUSCH
Ft. Collins, Colorado - United States



Original Artworks (20)

Michael Rusch; Uncle Al, 2002, Original Drawing Other, 9 x 13 inches. Artwork description: 241 Scratch Board is a favorite medium to work in. Here is my rendering of the man of the last century....
Michael Rusch
Original Other Drawing, 2002
9 x 13 inches (22.9 x 33.0 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Celebration In Fireworks, 1987, Original Drawing Other, 11 x 15 inches. Artwork description: 241 A simple scratchboard study to reflect celebration. ...
Michael Rusch
Original Other Drawing, 1987
11 x 15 inches (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Family Tree Right, 2000, Original Printmaking Giclee,   inches. Artwork description: 241 Here I  joined Family Tree to the right to make another unique print design, by digital means. This art is only available from publisher in Open Series prints of various sizes. Handsigning by artist available for additional handling fee....
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Original Giclee, 2000
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Michael Rusch; Hawks Point, 2000, Original Printmaking Giclee,   inches. Artwork description: 241 Hawk' s Point was created by taking a pen and ink drawing, then multiplying and combining it with a digital color background. Prints are various sizes from publisher and handsigning by artist is available for an extra handling fee....
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Original Giclee, 2000
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Michael Rusch; Lone Tree, 1998, Original Mixed Media, 9 x 14 inches. Artwork description: 241 This piece titled Lone Tree, best represents my pursuit of stretching the boundaries. High altitude, wind blown trees are natures art by themselves.   Now if you apply a transparent color background on illustration board and apply a line ink drawing on top, you have at least three ...
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 1998
9 x 14 inches (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Leonas Tree, 2000, Original Mixed Media,   inches. Artwork description: 241 I painted this piece as a commissionand is designed to reflect friendship.It is Leona' s favorite tree in Colorado and is now offered to others in print form from the publisher. Various types and sizes of prints available and as always, handsigning by artist is ...
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Original Mixed Media, 2000
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Michael Rusch; Heartstained Window, 2002, Original Printmaking Giclee,   inches. Artwork description: 241 An interesting arrangement of hearts mimics the qualities of stained glass.Painted on illustration board it is a primary design tile to be expanded in digital technology at a later date.It is presently available as a primary print  and can be hand signed by the artist ...
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Original Giclee, 2002
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Michael Rusch; Miners Camp Triptych 1, 1999, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 The Miner' s Camp consists of 3 paintings that are designed to be individually framed and displayed 8 inches apart or more.  This gives the collector something different to hang over a sofa or utilize a long wall situation.  The colors are light pastels and earth tones ...
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 1999
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Miners Camp 2nd Triptych, 1999, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches.
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Original Mixed Media, 1999
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; 3rd Miners Camp Triptych, 1999, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 Place in Nature( with broken chair)In the daily searching for future rewards, you might already found what your looking for....
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Original Mixed Media, 1999
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Family Tree Left, 2000, Original Printmaking Giclee,   inches. Artwork description: 241 Using digital technology, I scan the original art to expand  design qualities to the left. This art is only available as prints from publisher.Hand signing by artist is available for a handling fee....
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Original Giclee, 2000
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Michael Rusch; Family Tree Primary Original, 2003, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 When I was a young boy, I played in a tree that looked a lot like this painting. That particular tree' s roots were in the ground. Although, after being told that there were equal or more roots for the branches I saw, I began to dream ...
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Original Mixed Media, 2003
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Joshua In Canoe, 1998, Original Mixed Media, 9 x 14 inches. Artwork description: 241 I painted this piece, on a family outing . My son Joshua likes to spend most of his time in pursuit of the fish, while I pursue reflecting him, in this work. Available in Open Series print from publisher. Handsigning by artist is available for handling fee.  ...
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Original Mixed Media, 1998
9 x 14 inches (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Barnside Vision, 1999, Original Mixed Media, 44 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241 This  piece of art  was originally inspired from a woodpecker etching his own design on the side of a barn. During that same time period I was reading the words of Lame Deer and Black Elk. All about the White Buffalo Woman and the Sacred Pipe. Anyway ...
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Original Mixed Media, 1999
44 x 18 inches (111.8 x 45.7 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Target, 1994, Original Digital Print, 10 x 15 inches. Artwork description: 241 Target was inspired from studying an old 19th century photograph of a Spanish American War Vet getting cocky with the photographer. Also available in Open Series prints from publisher and can be handsigned by artist for additional handling fee....
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Original , 1994
10 x 15 inches (25.4 x 38.1 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Petrified Mill, 1999, Original Mixed Media, 14 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241 This is one of the most photographed scenes in Colorado. Although the men who built this mill were probably more concerned with future riches, their structure inadvertently became sculpture, in a natural garden. Because this area is hard to improve upon, an artist is inclined to interpretation ...
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 1999
14 x 18 inches (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Explorer 3000, 2000, Original Digital Print, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 This fictional work incorporates the figure of John Muir the explorer, who discovered landmark treasures, such as Yosemite National Park.  My concept, in this piece is exploring the idea of what the next explorer might find in the year 3000. Available in Limited Series Prints from publisher. ...
Michael Rusch
Original , 2000
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Fish In A Bucket, 2001, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 Originally created for the cover of Backwoodsman Magazine, it was a romantic attempt to reflect houseboat life in the early 1900' s....
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 2001
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Prospector And The Bear, 2001, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 Originally published on the cover of Backwoodsman, this painting was altered afterward to include bear imagery in background. This painting is also available in various open series print forms and can be handsigned by artist for an additional handling fee....
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 2001
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Michael Rusch; Crop Prediction, 2000, Original Mixed Media, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241 This painting originally started as a theme piece to reflect the four climatic zones of the Rocky Mountain region.  To achieve this I had to change the shape of the landscape from convex to concave.  In the process of painting this piece, I found the opportunity to ...
Michael Rusch
Original Mixed Media, 2000
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Artist Statement

It is interesting how the term Western Art is defined. For many it means cowboys and horses. While others think of the romantic exagerations by Remington. Still others will seriously consider Western Art, only if it represents the Southwest region.
Well having been born in the American West.Living on a Farm/Ranch. Mining for coal and moly at one time. Living the city lifestyle as well, I see the the term Western Art as so much more.

The color of the West encompasses its land, people and their attitudes .
Whether from the past, future or present day, this color has its own unique quality.

This is why I don't like to confine my subject matter to only the pre concieved traditional notions or ideas of what American Western Art is. Its the experiences I'm after so I can put them in the art.


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