by Ruth | Jul 25, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, contest, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Oil Paintings, Paintings
The hot weather we are expecting makes me long for Petrichor: the smell of earth after rain. The title of this painting evolved as I worked. I knew I wanted to contrast the delicate, shimmery texture of the pastel areas with something dark and heavy. The brilliant...
by Ruth | Jul 11, 2016 | abstract art, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, My Work on Display
“Holiday” Oil & Wax on panel 12″x12″ ©Ruth Armitage Enter to win “Holiday” – a new Oil and Wax painting I’m getting my paintings ready to deliver to the Street of Dreams, including the work above. I had been...
by Ruth | Jul 7, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
Another new abstract painting – “Stairway to Heaven” below. This piece will also be on view at the 2016 Street of Dreams, July 30 – August 28, 2016. I had been thinking about a quote that my friend Margaret Godfrey found on our trip to Denver...
by Ruth | Jul 1, 2016 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, cold wax, My Work on Display, Paintings
“Undertow” is a new painting intended to form a triptych with two other oil & wax paintings: “Necessary Current” and “Crossover.” After seeing house #4 at this year’s Street of Dreams, I realized that I would need a third...
by Ruth | Jun 27, 2016 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, My Work on Display, Paintings
Here is “Golden Shore” a new abstracted landscape. I enjoy sharing new artwork here, knowing that my readers will provide feedback. This painting took a long time to mature. It began as a classroom demonstration, and sat unfinished for weeks. This past...
by Ruth | Jun 24, 2016 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, My Work on Display
Thank you readers of Art is Truth! I’m celebrating my 8th blog anniversary with a giveaway! I was looking for something all readers, both artists and collectors, might be able to use. So, I thought, everyone needs to look at a pretty calendar, right? It is just...
