by Ruth | Mar 5, 2014 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, down on the farm, Paintings
I wanted to finish this painting before my last class, but I hadn’t gotten as much feedback on it as I wanted. I missed one critique meeting because of teaching and the other was cancelled because of snow. Thank goodness for the internet! My friend Margaret gave...
by Ruth | Jan 2, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, down on the farm, Paintings
Happy New Year! Our cold foggy weather lately has inspired a new painting that finally gelled for me on New Year’s Eve. My final painting of 2013. There is another one that I photographed, but it may not be finished. I’m preparing my goals for 2014, and...
by Ruth | May 10, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Winter Stream, work in progress Winter Stream ©Ruth Armitage Oil on Canvas 20″x20″ Available at Riversea Gallery It has been a very busy week, preparing for a big celebration for my mom’s 80th birthday, watching over my broody hen and expecting...
by Ruth | Apr 5, 2011 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique
There is a strange transformation that occurs in the artist’s brain as we near the finish line of making a painting and begin the process of evaluating it. Evaluating one’s own work is an important part of the creation process and can really help...
by Ruth | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, Critique, My Work on Display
OK everybody! This is it! It will be a big week for art openings for me. Wednesday from 5-8 pm the 100 Artists Show at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem has its artist’s recpetion. The first chance to bid on pieces though is tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. when they...
by Ruth | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, Critique, My Work on Display
Yesterday was a good full day in the studio. My first project to tackle was a painting for our Splash Critique Group show next month. Each artist will interpret the Lake Oswego Reads book The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. I didn’t want to miss doing this...
