by Ruth | Aug 21, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, figure paintings, Paintings
Click Here for the DPW Auction It feels good to be getting back to some semblance of routine after my long trip. I often like to leave some unfinished work on the table to help jump-start my creative process when I return from an extended absence in the studio. This...
by Ruth | Aug 1, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, dealing with rejection, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art
The painting “Garden Break” is now happily hanging in its new home after my friend Jenica and I made an art trade! She knit me a beautiful wool sweater in exchange for this art. I’ve made some great art swaps over the years, including orthodontics...
by Ruth | Jul 26, 2012 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, landscapes, Paintings
Daily Paintworks Auction On Monday I spent the day with my daughter & art buddy Randall Tipton at my mother’s farm near Albany. We really lucked out with the weather… cool breezes, sunshine and temps in the upper 70’s. It was the perfect day to...
by Ruth | Jun 17, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there… We had a graduation ceremony on Mother’s Day, and another today! So we are near Corvallis at my mom’s place, getting ready for the post-grad party. Mom’s farm is a wonderful conglomeration of...
by Ruth | Jun 1, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life, recipes
We found the perfect gift for our soon-to-be graduate. Next week is her birthday & she’s been wanting a puppy for so long… trying to decide between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel & a Chihuahua…. Till she saw this cutie on Craigslist… a...
by Ruth | May 28, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life
Here are the baby chicks on Mother’s Day, May 13. So tiny & helpless and you get a sense of why they call Mama Hens ‘Broody’ hens. She is almost trance-like in her concentration on those babies. It was exciting to see her hatch them out. I will...
