Artist Ruth / Art Is Truth
100 Artists 2010
No, I didn't forget about the blog 🙂 I've just been busy unpacking from our move, celebrating the holidays with family and entertaining friends and fellow artists. Our new home was 'party central' for a month or so, with kids home from college and their friends (old...
Olympic Sculpture Park, Chihuly and Bobbie
I finally dug out the charger for my camera and was able to upload some photos from the past couple of months! Exciting photos to share: First from my trip to Seattle with art-buddy Mary Keefer. The slide show below is from our meet-up in Seattle... the Olympic...
Catching up – a quick summary
Wow... I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted here! It has been incredibly busy and I guess I just got out of the habit. Since last I wrote, I've attended the opening of the NWWS Waterworks show, spent the day at the Seattle Art Museum with my friend...
Getting Organized
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. (20th century abstract expressionist painter Hans Hoffman) Getting ready to move is an exercise in getting organized, and I need it badly! People often look at the volunteer...
Moving Along on Getting Moved
I haven't posted about our upcoming move, since everything has been in turmoil, and I felt strange saying anything until I was sure what would happen. On October 1st we backed out on our offer on the house I mentioned in this post. We had been trying to resolve the...
Recent Art Sales
Every once in a while, things fall into place. I recently heard from a woman in Texas who was interested in the above painting. She found my website through my friend Bonnie Taylor Talbot's website, I Paint Pictures. To make a long story short, I made a sale from my...
Upcoming Watercolor Exhibition – Acceptance
This has been a week for good news! First, I learned on Saturday that my painting 'Explorer' was accepted for the Northwest Watercolor Society's Waterworks Exhibition coming up next month. The juror was Christopher Schink. This painting is a departure for me, but I...
Moving Day #3 and Doing Art in your Sleep
Last Saturday was our son's moving day - his first apartment. Of course it was the only day for pouring rain too! When we finally had everything loaded in the pick-up and trailer and tied down, there wasn't room for me! I had to let him go with his father & best...
BLT’s and Manners
West Linn Arts Festival This Weekend
Maybe it is the craziness of getting ready for the show plus getting the kids prepped to move to their first places, but I'm having a terrible time thinking of a title for this painting. I want something that implies the bird as messenger or muse. All true artists,...
Expectations, Glass Half Full
It's raining today. Not the best Labor Day weekend weather. We were planning a trip to the coast, but decided to stay home instead and get some things done around here. I have lots to do to get ready for next weekend's West Linn Arts Festival. And it is kind of cozy...
Moving Day #2 – Mixed Emotions
I made my second trip in 2 days to Salem today to deliver forgotten items and a huge futon to daughter Amelia. Her room is looking so cute! I brought her a poster from my husband's uncle's 50th wedding anniversary party... Uncle Bill & Aunt Carol add a certain...
Moving Day #1
Today was the first of many moving days for our family this fall. We collected a trailer load of furniture & home goods for my daughter's first place in Corvallis. I've been busy this week re-furbishing an antique sewing machine cabinet for her to use as a desk....
The pull of the Land
Last weekend my sister and I spent some time with our friend Michele who was house-sitting near Otis, Oregon. It was the ultimate girls' weekend... laughter, wine, great food, peace & quiet.... We hiked what I would consider the ultimate Oregon coast hike: Cascade...
Orange Torpedo Adventure
I finally got some of the photos from our trip to Idaho uploaded. Thanks Dana & Kayla for sharing photos with us! I have had problems recently with uploading more than a few photos per post, so decided to do a "slide" presentation from the trip. Mouse over the...
Fall Shows and Classes
I can't believe that the summer is almost over! I'm wearing multiple hats these days... getting ready to Move the kids back to college Move us to our new home (hopefully) Display my work at the West Linn Arts Festival September 12 & 13 (don't forget my postcard...
Congratulations Mary Lou!
Mary Lou Zeek has done it again! This year Niche Magazine bestowed two awards on her gallery: Top Retailer (in the COUNTRY!) and Best Gallery Event 2009. Mary Lou traveled to Philedelphia to accept the awards. See more about her trip, including some great photos, on...
Just for Fun
I have been playing with my blog this morning, trying to get it set up to play youtube videos on posts. I was inspired by Casey Klahn's posts of music to go along with his artwork on his blog The Colorist (one of my favorites). I am always intrigued by what other...
Out of touch
I've been out of touch for so long that one of my friends thought I'd been in a serious accident! No... just been on vacation! First of all, here is the photo of my favorite orchid, which is now almost through blooming 🙁 I love this one because of it's spectacular...
Time and Mood Management
I wanted to share with you one of the best compliments I received at the art festival last weekend, from Annika, age 6 I can't believe it is already Friday! This week has flown by.... First of all, thank you to everyone who came by the Salem Art Fair last weekend. It...
