by Ruth | Apr 29, 2025 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art
“Are we there yet you ask. I do not know. I am the poem. I am just shaking you gently to remind you. Of what? Of time? That this is time? That there is time.” From To 2040 by Jorie Graham April has been quite a whirlwind in my world: travel, awards, sales, accolades…....
by Ruth | Apr 20, 2025 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, New Paintings
This week Level Eye installed the extra large commission I’ve been working on since November! Many folks have asked how long the project took, how it came about, and where it will hang. Here are all the details! Extra, Extra! Read all about it! Way back in...
by Ruth | Feb 27, 2025 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, Fun with Art, Plein Air
“Your work makes me think there are rewards for looking longer.” Months ago I received this compliment from a viewer at Waterstone Gallery. It has stuck with me, and I think it ties travel and viewing art together. Since I’ve...
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 | 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...
