by Ruth | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog Art is Truth, blogging, contest, Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend.” – Robert Louis Stevenson I’ve just returned from the 40th Exhibition of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies in...
by Ruth | May 1, 2015 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Paintings
Gardening has taught me so much about painting. Here are a few kernels of advice for all you budding (get it?) artists and gardeners. You know how it is when you come home after 10 days away and some of the little things have changed drastically? Yeah, that happened!...
by Ruth | Mar 3, 2015 | abstract art, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Paintings, Recently Viewed Art
“In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence.” (Socrates) Don Gray’s...
by Ruth | Dec 31, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, cold wax, creative process, landscapes, My Work on Display
Happy New Year! The mad dash of the Holiday season is over and today is a time for recalling some of the successes of 2014 and looking forward to 2015. My posting here has been as thin as my new paintings, though I did finish a gift for my son in time for Christmas...
by Ruth | Nov 7, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, Fun with Art
One of the terrific things about the internet is the connections we can make as artists. Connie Rodriguez, an artist from the Sacramento area, has been following my blog for some time. Recently, we got our heads together and cooked up a fun workshop for the New...
by Ruth | Oct 9, 2014 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging
I can’t believe I haven’t made time to blog about my class at the Sitka Center in Otis, Oregon. It was a wonderful time of creativity, for myself and for my class. I had 10 eager, hard-working, adventurous students who produced some excellent work in the...
