by Ruth | Jul 3, 2009 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, My Work on Display
I’m starting to feel the panic, and that is a good thing. I’ve been steadily working toward getting paintings ready for the Salem Art Fair, but today I am officially 2 weeks away, and feeling the need to crank it up a notch. This past week I have only...
by Ruth | Jun 8, 2009 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, Critique
You paint the way you have to in order to give, that’s life itself, and someone will look and say it is the product of knowing, but it has nothing to do with knowing, it has to do with giving. -Franz Kline I love the above quote by Franz Kline… for me it...
by Ruth | Mar 16, 2009 | Blog Art is Truth, Books I'm Reading, creative process, My Work on Display
Wow, it has been a busy week! I am excited to say, I have begun work on my door for the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery’s Door#4 Show! She is putting together the brochure this year with photos of artists with the works in progress. Here I am, just beginning my door on...
by Ruth | Feb 17, 2009 | Art Collectors, Blog Art is Truth, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized
I love art collectors. This is, of course, an understatement. But I don’t see it as a self-serving relationship, rather one of shared passions. It struck me recently that many art blogs focus on the art, rather than the connection with the art collector. So:...
by Ruth | Feb 10, 2009 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Critique
An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it. ~Paul Valéry I woke this morning to more snow! It wasn’t anything that could stop a person from getting out & about, just a light dusting, and so pretty! We had our critique group meeting at...
