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Levels, 28 in x 28 in collage on mat, 2024. $985Contemporary ArtistHoliday Memory
December 2, 2024

Holiday Memory

“Do you want to go out to the woods and look for a tree?” asked my father one cold December day. It was mid-afternoon, after he had gotten the noon…
Water and Sky, 28 in x 28in collage on mat, 2024Contemporary ArtistTravel and Inspiration
November 5, 2024

Travel and Inspiration

I spent the first half of October in Buenos Aires, and came back ready to get to work. I also came back inspired to keep studying Spanish, and to return…
Four Dimensions, 28 in x 28 in collage on mat, 2024Contemporary ArtistGreetings from Buenos Aires
September 30, 2024

Greetings from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a beautiful place, and I’ll be sharing more of my experiences here next month. I arrived a few days ago and am throwing myself into an accelerated…
De-Construct, 30 in x 32 in collage on mat board, 2024. $985Contemporary ArtistA Time of Change
September 3, 2024

A Time of Change

Even more than most places, Florida has been a state of constant change and growth since the late 1800s. But for a long time, downtown St. Petersburg did not change…
N2RR, 1981 Mitsubishi Mu-2 SolitaireContemporary ArtGrounded
July 31, 2024

Grounded

For the past ten years I was custodian of an amazing airplane, my 1981 Mitsubishi Mu-2, which I affectionately named the Beast shortly after purchase. Now it’s time to reluctantly…
Stepping Stones 30in x 40in collage on mat board June 2024Collage ArtistThe Colorblind Collage Artist
July 1, 2024

The Colorblind Collage Artist

I try to make interesting and meaningful art despite having deuteranomaly, or defective red-green color vision. I don’t think about my disability obsessively, but I know these color deficiencies affect…
Skyscape, 30 in x 40 in collage on wood panel, May 2024. $1600Contemporary ArtThe Contemporary Artist at Work
June 3, 2024

The Contemporary Artist at Work

“Sometimes we trudge.” That’s a saying from the world of recovery, but I think all of us can relate. Some days we feel inspired and on top of the world,…
Projections, 20in x 22in collage on paper, 2024Contemporary ArtContemporary Art, Opening Night
April 25, 2024

Contemporary Art, Opening Night

It was early Friday night, April 12, the Grand Opening of Sixstar Art Studios in St. Petersburg. I was enjoying talking with the interesting and knowledgable people coming through my…
Cracking the CodeContemporary ArtNew Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg
April 2, 2024

New Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg

This month I begin working in my new studio at Sixstar Art Studios! I'm excited to be making art alongside Sixstar founder Jason Hackingwerth and fellow artists Michelle Gordon, Kenny…
Holding VigilCollage ArtistHolding Vigil
February 27, 2024

Holding Vigil

The night of November 12, 2023 I hardly slept. Over the past several months I had become very close to a friend in recovery, who had recently moved from his…
Boxed InAbstract ArtThe Healing Power of Abstract Art
February 5, 2024

The Healing Power of Abstract Art

January 28 was the year anniversary of a lonely evening, and a bad decision that led to me being drugged, assaulted and sexually assaulted while visiting Palm Springs. After I…
It’s the JourneyAbstract ArtNew Abstract Art, and a Depression Christmas Story from my Mother
January 3, 2024

New Abstract Art, and a Depression Christmas Story from my Mother

Thanks to those who reached out following my mid-December blog on Relapse and Recovery. I’m always grateful to know something I wrote resonated in some way. In these more personal…
RelapseRecovery in ArtRelapse and Recovery
December 18, 2023

Relapse and Recovery

This is the most difficult time of year for many, and an especially dangerous one for those who suffer from addiction. For me, it’s the end of a hard year…
Quantum LeapContemporary ArtistAuthentic
December 4, 2023

Authentic

My therapist recently reminded me that the Merriam-Webster 2023 Word of the Year is Authentic. That’s a good word, as we move into an era of AI and Deep Fakes,…
TwistedCollage ArtMixed MediaAcceptance
November 2, 2023

Acceptance

This month’s blog isn’t much about art. It’s about acceptance. I turn 68 in November. My mother’s mother was only a year older when she died, her death one of…
Two PianosContemporary ArtContemporary ArtistRecovery in ArtContemporary Art and Passion
October 3, 2023

Contemporary Art and Passion

It’s always an honor to have pieces chosen for special exhibits at Five Deuces Galleria, which just won Best Art Gallery in Tampa Magazine’s Best of the City 2023! And…
In the ArenaCollage ArtRecovery in ArtCommissioned Collage Art
August 29, 2023

Commissioned Collage Art

I had the pleasure the past few weeks of working on pieces commissioned by friends. They had some specific requests, and that made the creative process even more interesting. It’s…
The Memory PalaceCollage ArtRecovery in ArtIntimacy
July 31, 2023

Intimacy

“I love you,” I said spontaneously and almost without thought, cuddled in bed with someone I had let my guard down with, at his home, watching a movie, feeling safe,…
Blue Moon: From My Balcony 6Collage ArtRecovery in ArtFreedom
June 29, 2023

Freedom

"Have you started to realize your freedom yet?" asked a friend recently, wondering how I was adjusting to my mother's death in March. In this month’s blog, I write about…
RainMixed MediaMixed Media, Modern Art
May 31, 2023

Mixed Media, Modern Art

I’ll be playing piano Saturday June 3, 6-9 pm, for grand opening of the new Mixed Media Exhibition at Five Deuces Galleria. I have three pieces in this show, one…
Contemporary ArtistA Contemporary Artist, Tearing it Up
May 15, 2023

A Contemporary Artist, Tearing it Up

One morning last August, I landed my little float plane on the still surface of Lake Thonotosassa, east of Tampa, Florida. Floating over clouds reflected in the glassy waters below,…
Marvis Virginia Reeder SnellCollage ArtMy Mother and My Art
April 7, 2023

My Mother and My Art

My mother and I My mother died March 14, at age 99.  The past few weeks have been hectic, with little time for creative work.  She had a remarkable life;…
Slices of FrankfurtContemporary ArtUNREAL SURREAL: Contemporary Art
March 7, 2023

UNREAL SURREAL: Contemporary Art

A large and enthusiastic crowd opened the new UNREAL SURREAL show on March 4 at Five Deuces Galleria, in St. Petersburg! UNREAL SURREAL is a terrific collection of works inspired…
Pastel Fountain, 11x14” marker on paper, January 2023Recovery in ArtRecovery in Art
February 13, 2023

Recovery in Art

I intended this month to write about art therapy, through my own experience uncovering and healing from childhood trauma, and I am. But this blog was delayed because, on January…
Berlin in OctoberContemporary ArtContemporary Art in the New Year
January 3, 2023

Contemporary Art in the New Year

Happy New Year! On Saturday, January 7, from 6-9 pm, I’ll be playing jazz piano and displaying art for opening of the new Big Works Art Exhibit at Five Deuces…
MoritzplatzAbstract ArtMy Abstract Art
November 29, 2022

My Abstract Art

A lot is happening! I exhibited some of my work November 26 at Craft Kafé’s inaugural Tiny Art Market; and I have two pieces in a show opening December 3…
From My Balcony 1Collage ArtThe Art of Collage
November 1, 2022

The Art of Collage

Today, I am launching a new version of randsnell.com.  This new website is devoted principally to my visual art, but retains links to performances of my vocal, instrumental and electronic…

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