by Ruth | Oct 22, 2024 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
Today is International Color Day! It’s a day to celebrate the joy that color brings to our lives. Color is my favorite design element. As kids, it is the first gateway drug of art – that rich box of 12, 18, 32 or 64 crayons with freshly sharpened points,...
by Ruth | Sep 23, 2024 | Artwork online, Auctions, Blog Art is Truth, My Work on Display
Dealing with Estate Art can be a delicate matter. Highly valued art can be consigned to an auction house or gallery that represents the well-known artist. For art by lesser known artists like myself, the options are less convenient. Cherry Blossoms ©Ruth Armitage...
by Ruth | Jul 11, 2024 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
“Writers do not live one life, they live two. There is the living and then there is the writing. There is the second tasting, the delayed reaction.” Anaïs Nin “Wetlands Dawn” Oil & Cold Wax on Panel, 24″ x 24″ ©Ruth Armitage,...
by Ruth | Mar 10, 2024 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
When my daughter was small and I was on the verge of a stressed out melt down, she’d always quip: “Don’t Pancake, Mom!” Of course she meant, Don’t Panic! Maybe it’s just daylight savings time making me want to hide under the...
by Ruth | Feb 13, 2024 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, New Artwork, Oil Paintings
Do you ever write a love letter to yourself? I always enjoy receiving comments on this blog but I really write to help myself remember. Writing this blog has been last on my list recently, but I always appreciate looking back at what I was thinking as I create, and I...
by Ruth | Nov 12, 2023 | Blog Art is Truth
“One eye sees, the other feels.” Paul Klee Moonlight Mist, mixed watermedia, 29 x 21″ In teaching art, it is hard to teach folks to listen to both sides of the brain. Paul Klee’s quote really speaks to the dichotomy of what we pay attention to...
by Ruth | Sep 18, 2023 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
The inner critic can keep us from doing our best work if we let it. Successful creatives find a way to work around it. I had a conversation with a writer friend last night that reinforced my belief that writing and painting share many commonalities. He has been...
by Ruth | Apr 3, 2023 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Studying Notan will help you create better paintings. Whether you want to prepare for a painting workshop in Umbria or just for an afternoon painting in your local park, notan will help you simplify and test your composition or design. What is notan? Notan is...
by Ruth | Feb 27, 2023 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
“We are shaped by change and loss, by our loves and disappointments, by our desires for new horizons and our stubbornness in wanting things to remain the same. We are a mingling of all we have been even as we bear the seeds of what we are yet to be.” Rose Roberts...
by Ruth | Jan 9, 2023 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, Guest Posts
I mentioned to my great friend Alice Bonham ( of Alice Designs) that marathon packing in November and moving in December has kept me from being very active here. Alice, being the gossipy gal she is, kindly offered to write a guest post. Do you think I trust her?...
