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I'm Ruth - Artist, Teacher, JurorI’m glad you’re here. I offer original artwork, online classes, and in-person workshops. I think you’ll like what you see. Take a look around my corner of the web, keep in touch, and let me know how I can make your life more beautiful.
– Artist Ruth
“Ruth has so much to offer in many different aspects of creating artwork. She is approachable and respectful. She ranks well among the other excellent classes I have taken. Ruth is decisive and thoughtful with her answers. Her ability to be personal and honest yet gentle are commendable. The class was worth my time and money and I have come away with many ideas, both theoretical and practical to work with.”
Newest Blog Posts
Don’t Pancake
Don’t Pancake or Don’t Panic! Getting ready for a solo show is just beginning when you finish the artwork. Task list and Save the Date!
A Love Letter to Yourself
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...
The inner critic and newly minted work
The inner critic can keep us from doing our best work if we let it. Successful creatives find a way to work around it. I had a conversation with a writer friend last night that reinforced my belief that writing and painting share many commonalities. He has been...
Stone Soup: A workshop to take you beyond the obvious
November 17 – 25 2025
Just south of Portland in Wilsonville, OR
Three instructors with loads of experience and very different approaches to painting invite you to join us for a challenging and inspiring 5-day workshop.
Take this opportunity to shake things up as you make art. You will be challenged to dig deeper into your creative practice and go beyond the obvious.
Just as the characters in the Stone Soup tale came together to make soup, this workshop offers you a chance to make art combining diverse ideas, materials and ways to use them in this inspiring and supportive class.
Meet Your Instructors
