by Ruth | Sep 23, 2016 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Paintings
Portland Open Studios – Experience Creativity Join me for two weekends of Open Studio, in my beautiful Oregon City studio: October 8th & 9th and October 15th & 16th, 2016, 10 am – 5 pm each day. The tour is organized by neighborhood, and our own...
by Ruth | Aug 9, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, Fun with Art
Creative Arts Community Last week I taught a workshop for CAC (Creative Arts Community) at Menucha, a beautiful retreat center in the Columbia River Gorge. Each year this group brings together fantastic workshop instructors and interested adults for two weeks of...
by Ruth | Jul 25, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, contest, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Oil Paintings, Paintings
The hot weather we are expecting makes me long for Petrichor: the smell of earth after rain. The title of this painting evolved as I worked. I knew I wanted to contrast the delicate, shimmery texture of the pastel areas with something dark and heavy. The brilliant...
by Ruth | Jul 7, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
Another new abstract painting – “Stairway to Heaven” below. This piece will also be on view at the 2016 Street of Dreams, July 30 – August 28, 2016. I had been thinking about a quote that my friend Margaret Godfrey found on our trip to Denver...
by Ruth | Mar 30, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Paintings
I received the best compliment for an artist this morning. A friend was visiting the farm to do a photoshoot with our new lambs, and had not seen my studio before. After we watched the frolicking of the new babies, we took a peek at my messy, messy studio and I showed...
by Ruth | Feb 17, 2016 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Salon Style Can Refer to Hanging Art, or Hanging Out with Artists I love receiving newsletters from the web aggregator Houzz. I get ideas for everything from wall colors to hanging artwork. A recent newsletter had this wonderful tutorial on how to hang paintings and...
