by Ruth | Mar 10, 2024 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
When my daughter was small and I was on the verge of a stressed out melt down, she’d always quip: “Don’t Pancake, Mom!” Of course she meant, Don’t Panic! Maybe it’s just daylight savings time making me want to hide under the...
by Ruth | Feb 13, 2024 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, New Artwork, Oil Paintings
Do you ever write a love letter to yourself? I always enjoy receiving comments on this blog but I really write to help myself remember. Writing this blog has been last on my list recently, but I always appreciate looking back at what I was thinking as I create, and I...
by Ruth | Nov 12, 2023 | Blog Art is Truth
“One eye sees, the other feels.” Paul Klee Moonlight Mist, mixed watermedia, 29 x 21″ In teaching art, it is hard to teach folks to listen to both sides of the brain. Paul Klee’s quote really speaks to the dichotomy of what we pay attention to...
by Ruth | Sep 18, 2023 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
The inner critic can keep us from doing our best work if we let it. Successful creatives find a way to work around it. I had a conversation with a writer friend last night that reinforced my belief that writing and painting share many commonalities. He has been...
by Ruth | Apr 3, 2023 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Studying Notan will help you create better paintings. Whether you want to prepare for a painting workshop in Umbria or just for an afternoon painting in your local park, notan will help you simplify and test your composition or design. What is notan? Notan is...
by Ruth | Feb 27, 2023 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
“We are shaped by change and loss, by our loves and disappointments, by our desires for new horizons and our stubbornness in wanting things to remain the same. We are a mingling of all we have been even as we bear the seeds of what we are yet to be.” Rose Roberts...
