by Ruth | Oct 11, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Just a quick note to let those of you in the Springfield area know that I’m giving a free painting demonstration tonight! Where: Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, Oregon Who: Ruth Armitage When: 5:30-7:30 – Artwalk What: I’ll be...
by Ruth | Oct 9, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art
What inspires your art? My good friend, Alice Bonham, is inspired by wanting to make our world a better place. Her work as a graphic designer and a fine artist has focused recently on a project designed to spark discussion, action and transformation in the world. She...
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 14, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Fun with Art, Paintings
The season is here for back to school preparations: parents, kids, teens and teachers are gathering school supplies, shopping for school clothes, decorating bulletin boards, dreaming up dorm room layouts, and getting organized to prepare for the first day of classes....
by Ruth | Jun 8, 2013 | Auctions, Blog Art is Truth, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art
Artists are often asked to donate work for charitable causes, and there are many different opinions (here and here) on how and why we should or shouldn’t. I have a policy of only donating art once or twice per year, and I try to vary the organizations that I...
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...
