by Ruth | Jan 5, 2016 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Paintings
The New Year always gives me a feeling of great potential. I spend time going over the past year’s accomplishments and deficits and setting goals for the coming months. This weekend we woke to a blanket of white over everything. It makes the land look fresh,...
by Ruth | Dec 9, 2015 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
Last week in my class at Oregon Society of Artists, several painters were having trouble learning facial anatomy. I did a quick, impromptu lesson on painting facial features, challenging each artist to paint the face in different ways: simply, realistically, with...
by Ruth | Nov 24, 2015 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art
Abstract Animation Work in Progress Have you ever wanted to see an abstract animation of a painting as it develops? I thought you might want to see a few of the steps it took to create “The Cliffs.” This painting is going to a new home next week, as it...
by Ruth | Sep 23, 2015 | abstract art, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
How do artists come up with ideas for a series of paintings? The painting above is just one of my series ‘Down on the Farm,’ which has been in process for the past 3 years. My series is based on memories of my parents’ farm, growing up on a farm and...
by Ruth | Sep 7, 2015 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
Happy Labor Day! I’m looking forward to spending time with my friend Sara Swink at her studio today. My daughter and I took a workshop with Sara this summer at the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology called ‘Creative Process Workshop.’ I’m...
by Ruth | Aug 14, 2015 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, contest, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
Tomorrow, August 15th, 2015, from 12-4 I will be presenting a free demonstration of one of the techniques I use in my acrylic paintings: #Gelli-Plate printing to make monoprint collages. Thanks to Muse Art and Design for the opportunity to meet the public and...
