by Ruth | Oct 22, 2011 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, figure paintings, Fun with Art, Paintings
There are many reasons to Clean one’s home: A Clean home is a healthy home Company will be here in less than an hour You’ve lost that important check that you meant to deposit last week Your mother is visiting tomorrow You’re tired of looking at it...
by Ruth | Aug 31, 2011 | Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life
[buzz] Tweet “Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it.” -Unknown Little by little my garden is starting to fill in. This is the time of year when all the weeding and planting starts to pay off, and these last...
by Ruth | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog Art is Truth, contest, Farm Life, figure paintings, My Work on Display, New Paintings
We’ve had a recent run-in with the local population of coyotes lately, so I was extremely happy to see this fawn again on Monday. The tragedy is that the coyotes got two of my best laying hens, right from under our noses. I hope many of you will plan to visit me...
by Ruth | Jun 1, 2011 | Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, contest, Farm Life, figure paintings, My Work on Display, Paintings
“I intend to find out something of the nature of the world through seeing. Or maybe I only intend to prolong my delight in seeing.” -Gretna Campbell, Painter I apologize for my long pause between posts, but it has been extra busy around here with farm life...
by Ruth | May 2, 2011 | Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life, My Work on Display
I’ve been thinking about balance in my artwork and my ‘juggling act’ of life lately. My last post I talked about how I make sure that I make time for art. I’ve done that this past week or so, largely because of deadlines. But I think that my...
by Ruth | Feb 23, 2011 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Farm Life, New Paintings
Winter is still here, even though the daffodils are popping up and garden shows are enticing us to plan new additions to our landscapes. This morning I sat at the window and watched flakes falling. I love the look of snow, probably because it is so rare here. While...