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5 Ways to Cultivate Focus in Your Art

5 Ways to Cultivate Focus in Your Art

by Ruth | May 15, 2017 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art

Most serious Artists and Collectors agree that focus is important for an artist’s body of work. Focus provides continuity from one painting to the next, and allows the work to hang together when presented en masse. But how does one go about creating a focus in...
Art Inquiries: Fraud vs. Friend

Art Inquiries: Fraud vs. Friend

by Ruth | Mar 25, 2017 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth

Art Inquiries To Take Seriously Art Inquiries that Pass Muster have many of these qualities: Proficient grammar and natural writing style in the initial email The email mentions a specific work The writer follows up upon learning my studio sales policies and shipping...
Pour it On! WFWS42 and WSO

Pour it On! WFWS42 and WSO

by Ruth | Mar 14, 2017 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display

WFWS42 and WSO’s 52nd Annual Spring Exhibition The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art hosts “Pour It On! Watercolors from the West.” This exhibition features work from the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and the Watercolor Society of Oregon. On view from...
Learn About The Artist’s Palette

Learn About The Artist’s Palette

by Ruth | Feb 16, 2017 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, featured images, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, New Artwork, Paintings

Learn About the Artist’s Palette Join me from 12-3pm on Saturday, February 25th, 2017 at the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery. You’ll have a chance to meet and visit with 4 artists: Chris Bibby, Chuck Bloom, Rachel Wolf and me. You’ll...
Don’t Dilute Your Aesthetic Urge

Don’t Dilute Your Aesthetic Urge

by Ruth | Jan 10, 2017 | Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process

The Artist’s Aesthetic Urge Just after Christmas I enjoyed a woodsy walk with art buddy Randall Tipton. I casually mentioned that I hadn’t actually made art in over a month. I had been occupied with preparing for the holidays and for the big WFWS...
PDXOS – Portland Open Studios – Related Events

PDXOS – Portland Open Studios – Related Events

by Ruth | Sep 23, 2016 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Paintings

Portland Open Studios – Experience Creativity Join me for two weekends of Open Studio, in my beautiful Oregon City studio: October 8th & 9th and October 15th & 16th, 2016, 10 am – 5 pm each day. The tour is organized by neighborhood, and our own...
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