by Ruth | May 7, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, landscapes, Paintings
This is another plein air sketch from Boskey Dell Nursery last month. Our weather here has rapidly progressed to summer, and I’m missing the crispness of spring! Getting out and painting with friends is one of my favorite ways to spend a day. This quotation sums...
by Ruth | Mar 3, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Fun with Art, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Reading blogs this morning, I came across this question on Grace Carol Bomer’s blog: “Are you a person that prefers to believe in things that always make sense/things that you can see? Or are you a person that prefers to believe in miracles/take things on...
by Ruth | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
I’ve been working on this painting since December, mostly using my memory of the Oregon Coast as inspiration. Painting a realistic subject from memory is fraught with problems of perspective, lighting and more, but it does allow for wonderful color moments and...
by Ruth | Jan 30, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, landscapes, Paintings
It can’t be a week already since my workshop on color started! Last week’s class included wonderful students from Roseburg, Corvallis, Salem, Lake Oswego & West Linn! Since then, I’ve been down with a stomach bug, not able to do much but enjoy...
by Ruth | Nov 5, 2012 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, Farm Life, landscapes, Oil Paintings
The devastation from Hurricane Sandy has touched the lives of so many. Artists are reaching out to help in any way they can. I have donated “Farm Cat” pictured above to be auctioned on the Daily Paintworks Site in the Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser. All...
by Ruth | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
This is another study done on location on the Tualatin River last week. The fall colors were just starting to show. It was warm and very windy! Available on my Daily Paintworks auction. I spent a wonderful weekend with friends up near Mt. Hood at the Watercolor...
