Donald L. Rust
Encyclopedia
D.L. "Rusty" Rust is an American
artist
. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania
. He is critically acclaimed among pin-up
art collectors. http://www.atomicmag.com/articles/2002/don_rust.shtml
, Rust's preferred medium is oil
on canvas and his subjects range from wildlife, scenics, still-life, fantasy, portraits, pin-ups and nudes.
, Merle Evans (Ringling band leader), and American painter Norman Rockwell
.
Rust is a prolific and talented Pin-up girl and glamour artist, with over 850 pin-up and nude oil paintings preferring large 30" x 24" sized paintings. http://www.thepinupfiles.com/rust.html His career has benefited from the current revivial in pinup art, but he continues to paint a variety of subjects. "Men will always love girls," he says. "Being able to do a variety of subject matter keeps me from going insane." http://www.atomicmag.com/articles/2002/don_rust.shtml
Rust has produced more than 15,000 paintings, some of which hang in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
, the Norman Rockwell Museum
, and the National Portrait Gallery
of the Smithsonian Institution
.
Other work has included illustrations for books and magazines.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...
. He is critically acclaimed among pin-up
Pin-up girl
A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall...
art collectors. http://www.atomicmag.com/articles/2002/don_rust.shtml
Style
Primarily a realistRealism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
, Rust's preferred medium is oil
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
on canvas and his subjects range from wildlife, scenics, still-life, fantasy, portraits, pin-ups and nudes.
Career
Early works concentrated on circus and portrait subjects, including such prominent individuals as Emmett KellyEmmett Kelly
Emmett Leo Kelly , a native of Sedan, Kansas, was an American circus performer, who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Depression era.- Career development :...
, Merle Evans (Ringling band leader), and American painter Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening...
.
Rust is a prolific and talented Pin-up girl and glamour artist, with over 850 pin-up and nude oil paintings preferring large 30" x 24" sized paintings. http://www.thepinupfiles.com/rust.html His career has benefited from the current revivial in pinup art, but he continues to paint a variety of subjects. "Men will always love girls," he says. "Being able to do a variety of subject matter keeps me from going insane." http://www.atomicmag.com/articles/2002/don_rust.shtml
Rust has produced more than 15,000 paintings, some of which hang in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the state art museum of Florida, located in Sarasota, Florida. It was established in 1927 as the legacy of Mable and John Ringling for the people of Florida...
, the Norman Rockwell Museum
Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum is home to the world's largest collection of original Rockwell art.-History:Founded in 1969, the museum is located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell lived the last 25 years of his life. The museum has been at its current location since 1993. The museum...
, and the National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery (United States)
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C., administered by the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous individual Americans.-Building:...
of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
.
Other work has included illustrations for books and magazines.
External links
- Artist's website
- Pin-up art by Rust