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...
by Ruth | May 16, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
Another new painting in the “Down on the Farm” series. This painting began with two ideas: bluegrass (the crop) and bluegill… both were some of my favorite parts of summer, walking through the fields and fishing in the small creeks and ponds...
by Ruth | May 10, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, down on the farm, Paintings
A new painting in the series “Down on the Farm.” This painting was inspired by the colors of spring on my parent’s farm: Trillium, lambs, new grass, tulips, cool river, clouds and blue sky. I’m wondering what words you would use to describe it...
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...
