by Ruth | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, figure paintings, Paintings
by Ruth | Jun 23, 2012 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, figure paintings, Paintings
“March Snow” © Ruth Armitage 15×22″ watercolor & gouache “Now You’re Cooking” ©Ruth Armitage 15×11″ Watercolor & Gouache I decided to add two paintings to my Daily Paintworks Auction today. Here is the...
by Ruth | Jun 21, 2012 | Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, figure paintings, My Work on Display, Paintings
SOLD In going through paintings for this weekend’s Hyland Estates show, it hit me how much work has been stacking up in my studio! I decided that if I don’t do something about getting rid of some of it soon, I will be buried in art approximately three...
by Ruth | May 17, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, figure paintings, Oil Paintings, Paintings
This painting was inspired by an earlier series of watercolors that I did. I wanted to revisit the subject in oil. Each time I work on a painting in a series I make new discoveries. I like the ability to layer and blend more easily in oil. It really allows for...
by Ruth | Mar 28, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, figure paintings, Paintings
I finally feel like this painting has come together today. As I painted it, the vivid colors really looked garish, but I think I have subdued them enough now. I wanted to use bright colors, but still create a soft, delicate mood to go with the gesture of the figure...
by Ruth | Mar 23, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, figure paintings, Paintings
Available at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery This is a painting from 2009 that I did as a demonstration for a class at The Art Station in Bend, Oregon. I was the juror for the National Watercolor & Pastel exhibition and taught the workshop in conjunction. The mood seems to...
