Camassia

Spring has sprung here in Oregon. We have new lambs on the farm, a new puppy in the house and the flowers are bursting out all over! It has been a crazy couple of weeks with late nights checking in the barn for lambs, teaching, and organizing for the upcoming WSO Convention in Newport, “Making Waves.”

My co-chair & I, Barb Sulek, have been emailing madly, monitoring registrations and putting out last minute fires in an attempt to make sure that all 200+ participants enjoy the breakout sessions, lectures and exhibit to the fullest. Today, I will finally have a minute to frame my painting for the exhibit.

If you’re near the Central Oregon Coast, I hope you’ll make time to see the exhibit: 80 Watermedia Paintings from artists across Oregon. The show opens April 11th, 2015 in the Runyon Gallery of the Newport Visual Arts Center and runs through May 3rd, 2015. Stop in & see us: 777 NW Beach Drive, Newport, Oregon.

I’ve still been keeping busy with my class at Oregon Society of Artists too. Here is this week’s demonstration painting. Our class talked about using rhythm in our work. I wanted to paint something reminiscent of a field of camas flowers under an oak grove. Let me know what you think.

“Camassia” ©Ruth Armitage 2015, Mixed Watermedia 11″x15″