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...
by Ruth | Jan 29, 2009 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Uncategorized
Margaret Godfrey, a watercolorist from the Eugene area, has taken me up on the offer of an interview. You can see my questions to her, and her answers, on her blog MSGodfreyArt. I find it interesting to hear what let people to pursue art, and find out more about the...
