by Ruth | Sep 10, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Oil Paintings
In farm lingo, a swath is a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe. Swathe can also mean to bind, wrap, envelope or swaddle. I’ve also heard it used as a term for cutting a path, which is what I had to do to get started in my studio today. When I returned...
by Ruth | Sep 8, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, featured images
I had another blog post all ready to go, but I’ve been updating the featured images on my home page and realized that I don’t think I’ve posted this painting yet! My other post was waiting for a new image of a work in progress, so this one...
by Ruth | Aug 19, 2013 | Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
I’ve just returned from a few days away, from visiting my home territory, listening to country music, visiting with family and friends. Summer is always a season of Slip & Slide… the thrills of moving fast, green grass, harvested fields, wind in...
by Ruth | Aug 14, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Fun with Art, Paintings
The season is here for back to school preparations: parents, kids, teens and teachers are gathering school supplies, shopping for school clothes, decorating bulletin boards, dreaming up dorm room layouts, and getting organized to prepare for the first day of classes....
by Ruth | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
There is always a sort of panic when it is time for corralling new work to take to a gallery. Until everything is framed, it is fair game for revision, and often the test of time reveals weaknesses in a work. “Fog and Flood” is a painting that I began way...
by Ruth | Aug 6, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, featured images, My Work on Display, Paintings
Here is another painting that will be on its way to Riversea Gallery tomorrow. I find it more difficult to get as many color variations in the smaller paintings, but I enjoyed the transparent layers and veils of colors. The river that flows through the farm is small,...
