by Ruth | May 7, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, landscapes, Paintings
This is another plein air sketch from Boskey Dell Nursery last month. Our weather here has rapidly progressed to summer, and I’m missing the crispness of spring! Getting out and painting with friends is one of my favorite ways to spend a day. This quotation sums...
by Ruth | May 2, 2013 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
Here is a new painting I finished on Tuesday, just in time for a deadline. It is funny, I’ve known about the deadline for a whole year, but still waited until the very last minute to decide to pursue it, and to finish the work. It took some determination to...
by Ruth | Mar 3, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Fun with Art, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Reading blogs this morning, I came across this question on Grace Carol Bomer’s blog: “Are you a person that prefers to believe in things that always make sense/things that you can see? Or are you a person that prefers to believe in miracles/take things on...
by Ruth | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process
I am totally in the present, watching the snow fall, listening to the chickens rustle through the dry leaves. I have forgotten how to paint, but it doesn’t matter. I can listen to Billy Collins recite poetry on YouTube. Note to self: Next year, make more time...
by Ruth | Mar 15, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Paintings
I’m reading The Content of Watercolor by Edward Reep. Many of the illustrations are in black & white, but some wonderful ones are in color. I’ve been especially interested in his description of how his work evolved and changed with the influence of...
by Ruth | Feb 23, 2011 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Farm Life, New Paintings
Winter is still here, even though the daffodils are popping up and garden shows are enticing us to plan new additions to our landscapes. This morning I sat at the window and watched flakes falling. I love the look of snow, probably because it is so rare here. While...
