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....
by Ruth | Dec 17, 2020 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, Farm Life, landscapes, New Artwork, New Paintings, Oil Paintings
Cute Aggression and Art vs. Decor I don’t think it started when the mouse I rescued from our farm cat clamped on to the soft pad of my finger and didn’t let go – even as I shook my hand like it was a thermometer. But, true confession, sometimes I feel mildly...
by Ruth | Feb 3, 2018 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, New Artwork, Paintings
Yesterday was “Groundhog Day” in the United States, and those who are enduring a long harsh winter may be wanting to get a jump on Spring. There’s not a finer way to do that than to experiment with an Abstracted Floral! My painting above “Wild...
by Ruth | Jan 24, 2018 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, My Work on Display, Paintings
When I teach repeat students, I’m often asked if I’m saying all new things from previous workshops. Often I’m repeating something that I’ve said earlier, but the student did not internalize the information. It’s always surprising how we...
by Ruth | Aug 23, 2017 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life, My Work on Display, Paintings
One may have a blazing hearth in one’s soul and yet no one ever came to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way. -Vincent VanGogh A new image in Oil & Wax… this one was inspired by the old oil heater...
by Ruth | Jan 25, 2017 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life
Oregon has had its share of ice this winter, and I took advantage of this unusual weather to do a bit of ice crystal painting. I wet a sheet of 300 lb. Fabriano soft press watercolor paper, took it outside into the freezing cold, and dropped fluid acrylics and acrylic...
