I was working on a self-portrait on election night, trying to capture my stupefied look as the results came in. Looks a little French; I did suddenly feel like a foreigner in my own country. My art history 'variations' will continue, and links can be found below. .




But I decided to record our disaster in a video of this new series, "Art vs. Trump," now appearing on

The Party's Over

Men know which "party" - the one where some use wealth, power or position to rape, abuse, "take advantage of," or simply act like an all-around pig. Trump has been a shameful example. Let's hope his party is over soon and we all learn from it.

A new book about my painting is now available at the special price of $30 here on my website. I’m especially proud that Irving Sandler, widely esteemed as the dean of American art critics and historians, introduces it with an eloquent Foreword. I’ve added commentary on the seventy paintings, and the wonderful artists who inspired them. I hope you enjoy it.

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The first in The Trump series: "Art vs. Trump"     (YouTube video version)

The Artist At Work Series. A fanciful interpretation of famous artists at work.

The Docent Series. When I realized Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring looked like a museum docent eager to share something wonderful with us, I decided she would be the ideal guide on a tour of the world's museums.

The Art Lover Series. When I saw the disciple's astonishment at seeing the risen Christ in Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus, I thought, "that's the kind of reaction I'd like to get to my art." So I decided to take him on a tour of contemporary art, including the art of cinema. He finds it all quite wonderful.

Masters in Pieces. Famous paintings hang together in museums. What happens after midnight? Might characters come to life, stepping out of their frames to join their neighbors in a new, imaginary museum? I call them Masters in Pieces.

The Haunted Studio. This series is an homage to the extraordinary artists in whose intimidating shadow I work and play. Beginning with self-portraits of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Cezanne, and others, it now expands to include familiar faces from famous paintings, saints, cardinals, popes, kings and just ordinary people.

The Critters. When I painted a little still-life of two stuffed animals apparently in conversation, friends began to present me with their children's cast-off critters.  A series about new friends and tolerance for outsiders was born.

Russell Connor - a new video by Nitin Madan, for element6arts (8 min.)

Bill Davis' Video from the May 2015 show at the Anita Shapolsky Gallery:

"Russell Connor takes works of art I know and love and marries them to others I know and love, and the offspring of these marriages populate my mind with wit and insight. His art makes me see what I never saw before. I love it." - Alan Alda

“ .. Magically, Connor whisks away the artifice of art history to forge some deeper connections, and makes us smile all the while.” - Eric P. Nash, The New York Times ( read complete review )