Russell Lawson The Painter

Russell LAWSON The painter, died on December 20th, 2007 from bladder cancer. He was born in Seattle, WA on July 6th, 1940. He graduated from Roosevelt High School, Seattle in 1958, served in the 82nd Airborne and studied at the Burnley School of Art in Seattle and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He lived in Manhattan for five years and 20 years in Southampton, New York, He was represented by the JHS Gallery in Taos, New Mexico and was one of the founders of the Index Arts Festival in Index, WA. A member of the spiritual path Eckankar, Russell is survived by his wife, Yvonne and four children – Gary and Judy Lawson and their daughters, Melissa and Natalie of Coral Springs, FL; Tiffany and Zlatko Jalsovec of New York City; Hayley and Matthew James and their daughter, Hunter of Port Townsend, WA; and Eric Lawson of New York City. Also surviving are his twin brother, Richard and his wife, Julie and their daughter, Casey and son, Mack of Seattle, WA. He was predeceased by his mother, the silent screen actress, Dorothy Dunbar. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring of 2008 in Index, WA where he and his wife Yvonne lived.

In memory of Mr. Lawson, IndexWa.org has placed a special page about The Painter, on our site.  You may view the page HERE.