by Ruth | Aug 2, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, My Work on Display, Paintings
As I paint this series, all kinds of memories of growing up come back to me. When I was little, the biggest event of the week was ‘going to town.’ On Sunday mornings, we would head seven miles down the road to the thriving metropolis of Albany, Oregon to...
by Ruth | Jul 29, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
Here is another example of a painting going through its final transformations. My friend, Sue Martin, wrote on her blog this week about a painting’s “birthing pains” and how some paintings seem to slip easily into the world, and others take more...
by Ruth | Jul 26, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
One of the things I love about blogging is how it records the creative process. Often times a painting goes through either radical or subtle changes before it feels complete. Sometimes a change occurs even after I feel the painting is complete. This can be because I...
by Ruth | Jul 13, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Recently Viewed Art
I’ve been experimenting with so many different media lately: Oil, cold wax, acrylic, mixed drawing media…. that I decided to do a few paintings that are transparent watercolor only. One of the benefits of painting this way is that it allows me to layer...
by Ruth | Jul 1, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
I’ve been on a ‘Stay-cation’ for the past week, enjoying the pleasures of home with some special friends. First, I entertained my cooking group for dinner. I scheduled this dinner as a warm-up for hosting house guests. When the house is clean, invite...
by Ruth | Jun 11, 2013 | Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, My Work on Display
I am thrilled to be one of the eight new artists accepted to exhibit in the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery this year! Please join me for the opening reception: Friday June 21, 2013, 5-8 p.m. at the Rental Sales Gallery: 1237 SW 10th Ave. at...
