Vanessa Rusczyk • California • waow
| Oil Paintings | Botanical Art | Floral | Landscape |
"I want people to see the beauty around them in native habitats. My art creates that moment when appreciation and the desire to care for something starts with an initial attraction that is often hard to explain."
Women Artists of the West, Associate
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Vanessa Rusczyk
Vanessa Rusczyk paints the unique and resilient flora of desert landscapes. She creates realistic yet interpretive oil paintings that emphasize the character of Western flora through bold, heightened color, strong value contrasts, and compositions with minimal backgrounds, allowing plant life to take center stage in her floral portraits. She works out of her studio in suburban San Diego, surrounded by native chaparral and open spaces that grace her artworks. Her latest wilderness explorations have expanded to include the Colorado Plateau and high deserts of New Mexico. Her artistic journey reflects her deep connection to the southwestern landscape and her commitment to showcasing the often over–looked natural beauty of its plant life. She aims to inspire appreciation and protection of the plants that thrive in these wild spaces.
Rusczyk is signature member of American Women Artists and a juried associate member of Women Artists of the West. She has exhibited her work nationally receiving several awards for her work. Her paintings are in private collections across California, New Mexico, New York, and England. She has studied with notable artists including Natalie Featherston, Russell Case, and Natasha Isenhour and completed a residency at New Mexico's Ghost Ranch.
Women Artists of the West
