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 | Sep 16, 2014 | Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Paintings, Recently Viewed Art
“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.” ~David Hockney Last weekend I had the pleasure of...
by Ruth | Apr 22, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, dealing with rejection, My Work on Display
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures. -Vincent van Gogh As I did a couple of years ago, I’d like to celebrate...
by Ruth | Jul 11, 2012 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process
Click Here to Buy This post is a reblog from April 22, 2011. Seth Apter at The Altered Page has an annual event in which he invites bloggers to share a post from the past. This is what Seth has to say about Buried Treasure: So many blogs…so little time. With so...
by Ruth | Apr 22, 2011 | creative process, Fun with Art
Yesterday I had an email from a reader asking for more advice on Making Time to Create. She writes: It’s mind boggling to me how the days go by without my so much as getting my paints out. As you can imagine, it makes me feel pretty sad. Makes me question just...
