by Ruth | Jun 23, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, contest, creative process, Fun with Art, giveaway
Magical places are an important part of an artist’s inspiration. I built a tree house when I was a little girl. Well really my mom built it. Actually it wasn’t a tree ‘house’ – it was more of a tree ‘seat.’ It was a smooth...
by Ruth | May 24, 2021 | abstract art, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
"Traveler, there are no paths. Paths are made by walking." Antonio Machado I need to keep moving here. Literally. We’ve sold our home and I’m packing up the studio. We have a new place picked out in Vancouver, WA and hope to be moved in in early July. It...
by Ruth | Mar 23, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process
Ideas arrive with silence oftentimes. My most recent epiphany came at the most inopportune moment. When I rolled over for the 5th time at 2 a.m.; I would have preferred to fall back asleep if given the choice. But instead, I ran down a thought detour and connected two...
by Ruth | Mar 2, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
. Last month I started thinking about how much women and artists are taken for granted. This was because of our recent experience in losing electricity, internet, phone and water for 10 days during the ice storm. My entire days were occupied with stoking the fire to...
by Ruth | Jan 31, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, contest, creative process, Fun with Art, giveaway, giveaway
If you get lost, what do you do? When we are kids we are taught to stand still and wait for someone to find you. Fairy tales and books like Alice in Wonderland teach kids that wandering around unaccompanied is fraught with danger. It’s really the opposite in artwork....
by Ruth | Jan 19, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, New Artwork
Bluebird buffet – a progressive dinner learning opportunity Our local Western Bluebirds have been enjoying a progressive dinner lately. The gang of neighborhood bluebird fanciers has enjoyed watching them flock from house to house, feasting on dried mealworms....
