With more than 20 years of gallery experience, Ian Russell works tirelessly to bring you art that inspires imagination and celebrates established and emerging artists. Since 2007, Ian Russell Gallery of Fine Art features greater than 40 local, national, and international artists making a home in historic downtown Prescott.
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00:00 And now it's time to get fancy and schmancy because there's more than whiskey on Whiskey
00:06 Row.
00:07 When you think of the beauty of Northern Arizona, you probably think of the outdoor kind, but
00:13 what about the art?
00:15 Here on Whiskey Row, you can find one of the most famous art galleries in Northern Arizona.
00:20 It's the Ian Russell Gallery of Fine Art, and we cannot wait to see what's inside.
00:25 Come with us.
00:26 Ian, thank you so much for having me.
00:34 I cannot wait to take a look inside your gallery.
00:36 We have a lot to see.
00:37 There's over 30 artists in here, local, national, and international, so buckle up.
00:44 Okay, listen, I'm buckled in to my art appreciation chair.
00:47 We might as well start with the art that's right here at the front door.
00:52 Why not?
00:53 These are by the amazing Houston Liu.
00:54 Houston is out of Atlanta, Georgia, and what you're looking at, these are basically fused
00:58 glass on copper.
01:00 They have an amazing quote on each side.
01:02 He's one of our top sellers.
01:05 We carry the full line as well as so much else in here.
01:09 It's going to boggle your mind.
01:11 My mind, consider my mind boggled.
01:14 What I love, and you guys have a reputation for having everything from fun and funky to
01:19 eclectic to classic photography, sculpture, and you even have stuff made out of gourds
01:26 right behind you.
01:27 Yeah, no, I mean, there's just really an amazing array of work.
01:32 We can totally-
01:33 If you only buy one cat made out of a gourd, make it this from Ian Russell's fine gallery.
01:39 Lots of great gifts in here for sure, and even for the amazing starter collector all
01:45 the way up to somebody who's been buying art for years and years.
01:47 Well, let's talk about a starter.
01:49 So I'm always afraid to go into a gallery because I just assume I can't afford anything.
01:54 What's the price range in here if you're looking for a gift or to start collecting yourself?
01:58 We have things in this gallery from $5 up.
02:00 I would say our median price range is going to range between $50 and $500.
02:05 So if you're looking for a multitude of things to give somebody or you're looking for one
02:09 really nice gift, it's a smorgasbord.
02:12 You can find something for everybody in all price ranges in here.
02:16 That photography is stunning.
02:18 Yeah, sticker price should not be a factor.
02:21 Okay, well that's good because we've just wandered into some jewelry and I don't want
02:26 to get sticker shock.
02:27 Yeah, well, this guy here I yell at constantly because he, in my opinion, is so affordably
02:33 priced.
02:34 These are all by Jeffrey Brown.
02:36 He's our in-house gold and silver smith.
02:38 Everything you're looking at is hand-built, one-of-a-kind works.
02:41 These range from literally $30, you know, of course, into the thousands depending on
02:45 what you're looking at for fine gemstones, but most of his work is under $250.
02:49 And Ian, let's just say grandma left you a stone and you don't know what to do with it.
02:54 Can your jeweler make something?
02:56 Absolutely.
02:57 He does amazing custom work as well as fix-its.
03:00 He does, I mean, the guy is really an all-in-one jeweler.
03:03 Well, I don't come to the Ian Russell Gallery without looking at the work of Ian Russell,
03:09 the namesake.
03:10 I do have quite a bit.
03:12 This is, how would you describe your aesthetic?
03:15 Well, you know, I don't know that I fall into a major category.
03:19 These days I've been painting a lot of animals, as you can tell.
03:23 I've also done a lot of landscape and people over the years.
03:28 So there's so many different things that people know me for.
03:30 Ian, I'm obsessed.
03:32 You don't know that I love cats, but if this isn't Prescott's cutest rodeo cat.
03:38 That is, yeah, she's cute.
03:39 Her name's, don't mess with Miss Kitty.
03:41 I wouldn't mess with her.
03:42 I'm a kitty fan too, as you can tell.
03:44 Good.
03:45 And also this is an affordable way to support the local arts.
03:49 Absolutely.
03:50 We've got magnets, coasters, paper prints, reproductions on canvas.
03:53 Everybody in town knows that restaurant.
03:55 El Gato Azul, Prescott's staple.
03:58 And if you're somebody who just loves Northern Arizona and you want a little piece of it
04:02 in your home.
04:03 Oh yeah, we have it tons.
04:05 You buy a bear or a restaurant.
04:07 Look at that guy's playing the guitar.
04:10 That's the mountain melody.
04:11 You know it's Kumbaya.
04:12 It is definitely.
04:14 Speaking of animals, this horse here, this is kind of the showstopper here at your gallery
04:20 right now.
04:21 It's an $85,000 Steampunk.
04:25 You know, this is one of the top Steampunk artists in the nation.
04:28 His name is Paul Klain.
04:29 We're lucky enough to have Paul as a local artist here in town.
04:33 He's done everything from little itty bitty things.
04:35 This is one of the largest works we've ever had.
04:38 But this guy, the minute things come in the door, they're gone.
04:41 And realistically, he is one of the top in the nation.
04:45 And I can show you a new piece that just came in.
04:48 It's called the Metal Mountaineer.
04:51 And this lasted one day in here.
04:53 And this went for a mere $15,000.
04:55 You know, a lot of his works are very affordable.
04:58 You can literally get a piece of his art from a couple hundred dollars up.
05:01 So even for the people who can't afford a $15,000 piece, you can still get something
05:06 from this artist at a very affordable rate.
05:09 And I love all of this style.
05:12 This is another one of, yeah.
05:14 He's one of my biggest sellers in the gallery is David Lozo.
05:17 David's out of California.
05:19 And yeah, you can find his full line of work in here as well.
05:22 Well come in.
05:23 If you don't find something you like, I don't know, there's something wrong with you and
05:27 I blame you.
05:28 I concur.
05:29 It's you.
05:30 I'm just joking.
05:31 Come on in.
05:32 We'll have something for you.
05:33 I guarantee you.
05:34 Thank you for having us.
05:35 Hey, thank you for coming in.
05:36 Thank you.
05:37 Thank you.
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