by Ruth | Feb 6, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, Farm Life, Paintings
This painting began as my demonstration for the Buffalo Grass Art Society almost a week ago. My goal was to paint the experience I had as a young adult, walking on the farm in the dark, without a flashlight. As I painted, my mind went back and forth between the...
by Ruth | May 22, 2013 | Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, contest, creative process, dealing with rejection
I met with a group of artists last night, and as usual was stunned that some of them had not heard of Robert Genn and The Painter’s Keys. If you are interested in art, his newsletters are always thought provoking. In a recent post, Genn talked about the art of...
by Ruth | Apr 16, 2013 | Art Classes, Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, My Work on Display
On Turning Ten The whole idea of it makes me feel like I’m coming down with something, something worse than any stomach ache or the headaches I get from reading in bad light– a kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the...
by Ruth | Mar 3, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Fun with Art, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Reading blogs this morning, I came across this question on Grace Carol Bomer’s blog: “Are you a person that prefers to believe in things that always make sense/things that you can see? Or are you a person that prefers to believe in miracles/take things on...
by Ruth | Nov 3, 2011 | Blog Art is Truth
I’ve been busily framing and finishing paintings this week for my exhibit at Victorhill Farm which starts tomorrow! Do you think I have time to do one more new painting? Ha Ha 🙂 Here are a couple of new ones that I plan to show I hope you can join me! I...
