by Ruth | Jun 2, 2020 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
Confident Color is my latest creation! If you’re like me, you’re tiring of keeping your own company, cancelling events and missing friends and family. Is this workshop for you? Do you encounter frustrations mixing colors? Maybe you don’t know where...
by Ruth | May 30, 2020 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, Guest Posts
Guest Post Celebration! June marks the 12th Anniversary of my blog: Art is Truth. Each year I try to do something to give back to the blog community and celebrate art and the connections it gives us. This year, I’ll be posting guest articles from readers each...
by Ruth | Apr 23, 2020 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
Land Lines developed as an online course because of how much I enjoyed teaching it live at the Sitka Invitational this past year. You can read about some of my take-aways here: https://rutharmitage.com/but-wait-theres-more/ Although there is a severe learning curve...
by Ruth | Mar 10, 2020 | abstract art, Art Classes, art workshops, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Recently Viewed Art
Finishing artwork may be the hardest creative stage, especially with abstract art. I often compare it to assembling a jigsaw puzzle, only without referring to the photo on the box. Artists hear the question “How long does it take you to finish a piece of...
by Ruth | Jan 15, 2020 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Today I received a question: What is expressive line? I’ll be teaching a workshop at the end of the month to a local group of experienced artists, so the question set me back a bit. But as I tried to answer it, I found it difficult to explain myself. I started...
by Ruth | Dec 21, 2017 | abstract art, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, contest, Fun with Art
Happy Solstice! Thank you for being a loyal visitor to my site. I’ve been reviewing how my blog and website have grown since I began in 2007. This month my site had almost 80,000 visitors. That’s a far cry from my humble beginning when I had a modest 371...
