by Ruth | Jul 4, 2014 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
Happy Independence Day! Here in Oregon we are lucky to have a day with No Sign of Rain to celebrate! In farming, the weather can make or break you, especially during harvest season. I began this with the idea of a clear day, combined with harvest tones from the...
by Ruth | Jul 2, 2014 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
The past two weeks have been the perfect summer weather, in my humble opinion! Cool mornings, gently warm afternoons and a couple of nice, drenching rainstorms for the garden. Then yesterday, the big heat turned on. Thankfully today is more temperate! I love the...
by Ruth | Jun 27, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
This painting began with collaging shapes printed with my Gelli-Plate onto paper, then adding more acrylic paint on top. I used some Golden High Flow Acrylic to add line near the end of the painting process. My idea was to express some of the fevered pitch of activity...
by Ruth | Jun 26, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Paintings
One of the best ways to enjoy good news is to share it with a friend… This week I learned that my painting, “Learning to Fly”, was accepted by juror Linda Doll to the 41st Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition in Golden, Colorado. This...
by Ruth | Jun 25, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, down on the farm, New Artwork, Paintings
Before the Artist’s Reception at Riversea Gallery, I took a one week workshop with Master Artist, Katherine Chang Liu in Ventura, California. I have been studying with Katherine on and off since the 1990’s. She has seen my work evolve from still life,...
by Ruth | Jun 23, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
It has been a very busy month…. too busy to record all that has happened here on the blog. I will try to split this up between a few different posts, in reverse chronological order. This past weekend, I traveled to Eugene for meetings for the Watercolor Society...
