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Publications Goetze, Janet: "Painter thinks in 3-D for a creative challenge" The Oregonian, Southwest Weekly, February 1, 2007 Cowan, Ron: "'e-MOTIONal Art'" Statesman Journal, March 3, 2007 Kinch, Michael: "Expressing Mood with Watercolor," Watercolor magazine by American Artist, Summer 2005 issue Boule, Margie: "Crazy Fun Figures into Artist's Big Birthday Bash", The Oregonian, May 1, 2003 Statesman Journal: "Ruth Armitage's New Watercolors Unveiled", June 29, 2003 Lawrence, William B.: The
Palette, Issue #3 Schink, Christopher: The
Palette, Issue #3 Woo, Cathy: Watercolor Magic,
Creativity Issue 2002, "Find Your Personal Style" Watson, Donna: Watercolor
Magic, Creativity Issue 2002, "The Fruit of our Suffering" Lawrence, William B.: Watermedia Focus, Issue 22 Cowan, Ron: "Artists
give auction life" Statesman Journal, June 18, 2001 Editors: Watercolor Magic, Yearbook 2000, "Ones to Watch" Greenwood, Phaedra:
"Abstracts dominate this year's watercolor exhibit", Taos News, July
20, 2000 The Oregonian, Neighborhood Extra, August 11, 2000 "Sisters’ Song" Featured Artist: Oregon Art
Beat, April 2004, K.C. Cowan, producer, Oregon Public Broadcasting |
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Artist's Statement " I exaggerate color and shape to express a personal connection with the figures in my work. Some are quirky, some sad, some are happy, some strong, each is unique. By painting semi-abstracted figures, I hope to allow the viewer room to feel a kind of ownership for my people. Each figure I paint represents a part of my personality, a part of my life that I hope viewers connect with their lives. Subject matter includes images derived from observation, sketches, photos and imagination. My strong emphasis on color and shape unify the works and often become symbolic. For instance, an unusual hair color or shoe shape might suggest a quirky personality. Changing colors or shapes arbitrarily brings emphasis to certain areas of the painting and can convey humor or playfulness, melancholy or mystery." I am attracted to watercolor because of the flexibility of the medium. Recently my work has incorporated collage, watercolor pencil, gold leaf, and occasionally acrylic or encaustic along with watercolor. However, watercolor remains the dominant element. My art helps me to reconcile the past with the present. I hope to express family connections through humor, ambiguous settings, and above all, color. Galleries Ruth's work is exhibited regularly at: Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 335 State Street, Salem, Oregon, 503-581-3229, www.zeekgallery.com RiverSea Gallery, 1160 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon, 503-325-1270 http://www.riverseagalleryastoria.com Associations Ruth has earned signature membership in the National Watercolor
Society and the Northwest Watercolor Society. She is immediate Past President
of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Experience Independent Study with the
following artists and others: Katherine Chang-Liu, Serge Hollerbach, Skip
Lawrence, Alex Powers, Christopher Schink and Arne Westerman. Lectures, Demos, Teaching Creative Arts Community, Menucha Residential Art Workshops Lakewood Center for the Arts Oregon Society of Artists Buffalo Grass Watercolor Society Art Media Watercolor Society of Oregon Cedar Hills Parks and Recreation Keizer Art Association Village
Gallery of Arts
Juror Oregon Society of Artists Southwest Washington Watercolor Society Beaverton Arts Commission Showcase Keizer Art Association Vistas
& Vinyards Plein Air Group Solo Exhibitions Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Arts Commission, February 2006 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon: July 2003, 2005 RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon: September 2005 Salem
Art Association, Focus Gallery, April 2002 Salem Art Festival, 1997-2006 Portland Art Festival, 2002 Art in the Pearl, 2000 -2001, 2005 West Linn Library, "Haunting Aunties" 2000 Other Juried Exhibitions and Awards
2008 San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, California 2008 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Bellevue, Washington 2008 Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Hood River, Oregon - Award of Distinction 2008 Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Open Exhibition, Seattle, Washington 2008 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Invitational Exhibit, "What's Inside" a benefit for Poyoma Day Treatment Center 2007 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Invitational Exhibit, "Shelters" a benefit for Salem Outreach Shelter 2006 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Invitational, Shrines to the Enviornment, a benefit for SOLV *-Best Use of Recycled Materials Award 2006 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Invitational, Letter and Numbers Benefit for Adult Literacy Program Chemeketa Community College November 2005, 2006 "Face The Public" Invitational collaboration, -"Oregon Gothic" and "Mona Lisa", Mary Lou Zeek Gallery 2004 Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Invitational, HeART Beat, benefit for the American Heart Association 2004 Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Ashland, Oregon -Sweepstakes Award 2004 Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Keizer, Oregon - Second Place Award Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, "The Door Show" May 2003, 2005, 2007 Salem, Oregon 2003 Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Forest Grove, Oregon - Achievement Award 2003 Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Springfield, Oregon 2003 Hilton Head International Exhibition, Hilton Head, South Carolina - Honorable Mention Award 2003 California Watercolor Association Exhibition, Danville, California 2003 Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas - Merit Award 2002 Waterworks Exhibition, Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, Washington 2002 Red River National Watermedia Exhibition, Moorhead, Minnesota 2001 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Grants Pass, Oregon - First Place Award 2001 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, Colorado 2000 National Watercolor society Exhibition, Fullerton, California - Combined Donors Award 2000 Taos Exhibition of American Watercolors, Taos, New Mexico 2000 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Corvallis, Oregon - Fifth Place Award 1999 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Medford, Oregon - First Place Award 1996 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Bend, Oregon - First Place Award
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