by Ruth | Feb 13, 2024 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, New Artwork, Oil Paintings
Do you ever write a love letter to yourself? I always enjoy receiving comments on this blog but I really write to help myself remember. Writing this blog has been last on my list recently, but I always appreciate looking back at what I was thinking as I create, and I...
by Ruth | Apr 23, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, giveaway, giveaway, My Work on Display, New Artwork
Are you ever blown away by how a change in perspective can shift your thinking? I’m writing this from our place at the beach- a very different perspective from my view at my home computer. The spring weather is much warmer than usual and the birds are so happy...
by Ruth | Jan 19, 2021 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, art workshops, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, New Artwork
Bluebird buffet – a progressive dinner learning opportunity Our local Western Bluebirds have been enjoying a progressive dinner lately. The gang of neighborhood bluebird fanciers has enjoyed watching them flock from house to house, feasting on dried mealworms....
by Ruth | Dec 17, 2020 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, Farm Life, landscapes, New Artwork, New Paintings, Oil Paintings
Cute Aggression and Art vs. Decor I don’t think it started when the mouse I rescued from our farm cat clamped on to the soft pad of my finger and didn’t let go – even as I shook my hand like it was a thermometer. But, true confession, sometimes I feel mildly...
by Ruth | Jul 24, 2020 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, New Artwork
I had so many things crowding my brain last Friday it made me dizzy! Therefore, I spent hours driving around. But 3 lucky realizations saved the day. I was headed to the coast to meet a contractor on our bathroom remodel. I wanted to be sure to bring all the food and...
by Ruth | Feb 3, 2018 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, New Artwork, Paintings
Yesterday was “Groundhog Day” in the United States, and those who are enduring a long harsh winter may be wanting to get a jump on Spring. There’s not a finer way to do that than to experiment with an Abstracted Floral! My painting above “Wild...
