by Ruth | Feb 16, 2014 | Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process
This Valentine’s Day, I decided to do something special for subscribers to my newsletter. I offered the first 15 folks who replied a custom hand-made Valentine for their sweetheart. Surprisingly only about 8 subscribers took me up on it! I was on a roll, so I...
by Ruth | Sep 3, 2013 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Fun with Art, Oil Paintings
My husband and I just spent a wonderful weekend with friends at Morrison’s Lodge, on the Rogue River near Merlin, OR. I devoted one day to plein air painting in this beautiful spot… It was a fun way to interact with all ages, from kids to adult. They...
by Ruth | Aug 26, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging
I just returned from Salt Lake City to the good news that “Vessel” was accepted to the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s Fall Transparent Watercolor exhibition in Bandon. I will be excited to see the show, which features 80 of the best examples of...
by Ruth | Jul 29, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
Here is another example of a painting going through its final transformations. My friend, Sue Martin, wrote on her blog this week about a painting’s “birthing pains” and how some paintings seem to slip easily into the world, and others take more...
by Ruth | Jul 26, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
One of the things I love about blogging is how it records the creative process. Often times a painting goes through either radical or subtle changes before it feels complete. Sometimes a change occurs even after I feel the painting is complete. This can be because I...
by Ruth | May 27, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging
Welcome to the 5 year Anniversary post for Art is Truth I’m sorry if you’ve received this post twice… I made a mistake and pushed ‘publish’ before I was finished putting in all the information for the images. So here is the completed...
