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Our Thai Meal - Xāh̄ār thịy k̄hxng reā

Drawing a quiet feast of fragrance and grace in Northern Thailand

Feb 12 • Bill Russell

Recent posts

Honoré Sharrer: Empathetic and Quietly Subversive

How 'Workers and Paintings' and its studies function as visual journalism

Feb 5 • Bill Russell

Molly Lamb: Wartime Diaries

The aspiring war artist captured the contributions of Canadian servicewomen through sketches of camaraderie, boredom, and chaos.

Jan 29 • Bill Russell

Of Cormorants and Shipwrecks

Metaphors in ancient birds, sunken histories, and the pull of nostalgia.

Jan 22 • Bill Russell

David Choe and the Crenshaw Cowboy

How to be an empathetic visual journalist...while painting.

Jan 15 • Bill Russell

My Year in Reportage

Ten favorite stories and sketches from 2025

Jan 7 • Bill Russell

Another Year of Histories of Reportage

Artist‑journalists who stood out and pointed the way forward.

Dec 31, 2025 • Bill Russell

What Drawing Elephants Taught Me: My New Year’s Offering

Looking, listening and learning to slow down

Dec 20, 2025 • Bill Russell

Thailand Exotic

Drawing the Land of Smiles

Dec 12, 2025 • Bill Russell

Drawing Gratitude

I’m thankful for the people and places that have found their way into my sketchbook. Here’s a peek at a few photos from my sketching journeys.

Nov 26, 2025 • Bill Russell

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