by Ruth | Jun 22, 2016 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, My Work on Display, Paintings
‘What is art? Art is Soul plus Intent. What is soul? Soul is inner certainty. What is Intent? Intent is outer certainty, a plan. If I can make an artwork that has as much as possible of both, then I might make something interesting.’ – Felicia van...
by Ruth | May 26, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
We’ve been working with color in my class at Oregon Society of Artists these last few weeks, and a couple of weeks ago, I demonstrated using a limited palette, randomly selected. The idea for this lesson came from a facebook post by fellow artist Aimee...
by Ruth | May 11, 2016 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Paintings
Two sides of the coin, two sides of the canyon, two sides of the story – what does this title refer to? I’d prefer not to answer. Maybe it refers to all of the above and more… two sides to my personality, two sides of my artistic temperament. I had a...
by Ruth | Apr 4, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, Farm Life, Paintings
My Art Means…. Talking about what art means can be a slippery business. Each work of art has two lives: a public life and a private life. When an artist puts the work out for public viewing, whether online or in person, the work automatically gains the meanings...
by Ruth | Mar 30, 2016 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Farm Life, Fun with Art, Paintings
I received the best compliment for an artist this morning. A friend was visiting the farm to do a photoshoot with our new lambs, and had not seen my studio before. After we watched the frolicking of the new babies, we took a peek at my messy, messy studio and I showed...
by Ruth | Feb 10, 2016 | abstract art, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Paintings
Necessary Exile – New Abstract Water-media Painting I have a new abstract work, fresh from the studio, to share. It was a long process to birth this painting, over a month and a half. I attribute that to the difficulty of re-entering the studio after a...
