Dean russo biography

Dean Russo is an American artist best-known for his street-art-inspired portraits of animals.

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Facts About Dean Russo

• Dean Russo was born in Brooklyn, New York, US.
• As a child, Dean Russo was encouraged to make art and he enjoyed creating and drawing cartoon characters.
• He studied graphic design and fine arts at the Pratt Institute in New York, US.
• He began his life as an artist by painting celebrity portraits, but he transitioned to painting animals.

  His first animal paintings were of his two Cocker Spaniel dogs.

• He always begins his paintings of animals with the eyes.
• Many of his animal paintings feature Pit Bull dogs, but he has also featured other dog breeds, as well as cats and horses.

My greatest inspirations: art and animals.

Dean Russo

• His work combines an image of an anima