I’ve been busily framing and finishing paintings this week for my exhibit at Victorhill Farm which starts tomorrow! Do you think I have time to do one more new painting? Ha Ha 🙂 Here are a couple of new ones that I plan to show
"Edge of the Garden" 15x22" Watercolor on Paper copyright Ruth Armitage
Golden Hour, 30x22" Acrylic on Paper copyright Ruth Armitage
I hope you can join me! I plan to be there for the Preview Party Friday night from 6-9 pm and Saturday & Sunday from 11-5. It is close to my home: 14957 S. Leland Road, Beavercreek, OR 97004. Blenda will also have some of her work on display, as well as festive trimmings for you home. Click here for a map.
I also wanted to put up a picture of my class last weekend! We had such a productive and creative weekend together. It was a pleasure to set the ‘Spark’ to each of your fires. I’m looking forward to my next spark session in Roseburg this month. If you’re interested in signing up for my next session, send me an email or subscribe to my newsletter & blog for further updates. I’m getting closer to setting a date for the next class!
A Busy Studio is a Happy Studio!
I will share one of the exercises that I sent students home with for a creative spark: Paint a ‘silly’ or ‘funny’ painting about your subject.  Here is one I did in our online encaustic class… I used tracing paper to draw the outline of the figure without looking at my underpainting, so it doesn’t quite line up. She is a little goofy, but I love her 🙂
Encaustic and Watercolor Study
I can’t wait to see your paintings tonight! Jen and I are coming!
This IS a small world. I was just reading this post and saw the address of your preview party. Last summer I moved to Ohio and my former address was on Buckner Creek Road in Beavercreek, Oregon. Anyway, I love your art. I am so impressed with what you are able to do with watercolors – I can’t even begin to understand how to use watercolor for basic things let alone what you are able to create with this medium.
Wow Kathleen, we were CLOSE for a while and didn’t even know it! Thanks for visiting the blog 🙂 I’ve practiced with watercolors for many years and taken classes from some very wonderful instructors… it all adds up eventually. Thanks for all the compliments 🙂 Hope we get a chance to meet someday!