by Ruth | Jul 26, 2013 | Artwork online, Blog Art is Truth, blogging, creative process, down on the farm, My Work on Display, Paintings
One of the things I love about blogging is how it records the creative process. Often times a painting goes through either radical or subtle changes before it feels complete. Sometimes a change occurs even after I feel the painting is complete. This can be because I...
by Ruth | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
I’ve been working on this painting since December, mostly using my memory of the Oregon Coast as inspiration. Painting a realistic subject from memory is fraught with problems of perspective, lighting and more, but it does allow for wonderful color moments and...
by Ruth | Dec 6, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, dealing with rejection
I was honored to learn this week that “Shy” was accepted into the 4th Annual Signature American Watercolor Exhibition in Fallbrook, CA. The juror for this exhibition is Cheng-Khee Chee, AWS D.F., NWS. The show accepts a small number of paintings from...
by Ruth | Mar 20, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, creative process, landscapes, Oil Paintings, Paintings
Today has been steady rain and my day of sketching at Bryant Park is a distant memory. But looking out my office window, the woods are full of color. The pinks of new blossoms, the greens of moss, the lichen and the mist have influenced my painting today and mingled...
by Ruth | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog Art is Truth, figure paintings, Paintings
It snowed here again this morning & I have a bad cold. I know this weather will eventually bring the flowers though… Above is a demonstration piece from my watercolor class at Umpqua Valley Arts in November. It’s hard to see in the small image, but...
