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 | Aug 19, 2013 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
I’ve just returned from a few days away, from visiting my home territory, listening to country music, visiting with family and friends. Summer is always a season of Slip & Slide… the thrills of moving fast, green grass, harvested fields, wind in...
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 | Apr 16, 2013 | Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, My Work on Display
On Turning Ten The whole idea of it makes me feel like I’m coming down with something, something worse than any stomach ache or the headaches I get from reading in bad light– a kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the...
by Ruth | Feb 15, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Fun with Art, Paintings
The latest in my new series, “Down on the Farm.” I’ve used some of the techniques I learned in Judy Wise’s online Cold Wax class, including layering thin veils of color (my favorite) texturing, squeegee, and steel wool. I find it...
by Ruth | Jan 30, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, landscapes, Paintings
It can’t be a week already since my workshop on color started! Last week’s class included wonderful students from Roseburg, Corvallis, Salem, Lake Oswego & West Linn! Since then, I’ve been down with a stomach bug, not able to do much but enjoy...
