by Ruth | Sep 23, 2019 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
How to Hygge Hygge – noun: (hoo-ga) The Danish word for enjoying life’s simple pleasures and creating coziness. This time of year I feel torn between nesting and getting out. I think this Danish idea of Hygge is a perfect way to describe the elemental...
by Ruth | Aug 15, 2019 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth
Anything can happen at an art workshop! I’m recently returned from teaching a week-long class for Creative Arts Community at Menucha Retreat Center in Corbett, OR. It was so rewarding to watch each student explore and grow in their personal expression. One of...
by Ruth | Jul 22, 2019 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art
Most artists need to remember to cultivate insouciance. What is insouciance, you ask? It is a word of French origin that means light-hearted unconcern or nonchalance. This is the attitude of children as they create. We should use child-artists as our role models....
by Ruth | Jul 3, 2019 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” – Anita Desai Saint-Cirq LaPopie, One of the Most Beautiful Villages in France Why do we love to travel? For me, the sights, smells, sounds and textures of life in different places stimulate my imagination to...
by Ruth | May 30, 2019 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
“Midnight is another planet! When the clock strikes twelve and if you are asleep, wake up, friend, and discover the beauties of this new planet: Discover the silence; discover the tranquillity; speak to the owls, speak to the moon; greet the hedgehogs and...
by Ruth | Apr 16, 2019 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Plein Air
Paring down your painting materials for plein air painting or travel can be a challenge. I’ve been testing color combinations, narrowing my choices for which colors, paper and sketchbook I’ll bring with me on my trip to France. I hope this post gives you some ideas of...
