by Ruth | Jan 2, 2014 | abstract art, Art Classes, Art Collectors, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique, down on the farm, Paintings
Happy New Year! Our cold foggy weather lately has inspired a new painting that finally gelled for me on New Year’s Eve. My final painting of 2013. There is another one that I photographed, but it may not be finished. I’m preparing my goals for 2014, and...
by Ruth | Dec 3, 2013 | abstract art, Art Collectors, Art Marketing, Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display
I’ve been preparing paintings to take to the Lobby Gallery in Oregon City’s Public Services Building. My work will appear there from December 10, 2013 till March 11, 2014. A nice long run! I will be showing some of the few remaining pieces of my figurative...
by Ruth | Nov 23, 2013 | abstract art, Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
“There is no Abstract Art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.” – Pablo Picasso This week I had a wonderful workshop review from one of my students from the Emerald Art Center workshop. I will be...
by Ruth | Nov 19, 2013 | Art Classes, Blog Art is Truth, creative process
Leaving home to teach a workshop is like entering a fantasy land. No worries about meals, laundry, housework or volunteer activities. We had a wonderful three days of exploration and creative camaraderie at the Emerald Art Center over Veterans Day weekend. Somehow,...
by Ruth | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
At last weekend’s open studio, a recurring conversational theme came up with fellow artists who stopped by: the artist’s ego. Ego is a fragile thing in artists and demands a delicate balance between humility and hubris. It can be looked at as a negative,...
