Art Is Truth

It has been a while since I’ve posted, mostly since I’ve been busy catching up on chores that went on hold while I was working on open studio stuff. It’s always a juggling act to fit everything in. Farm life has been in full swing. We’ve added a few new critters, subtracted one rooster, and [...]

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Yesterday I celebrated autumn with a huge bonfire of some of the yard debris we’ve created since moving to the farm. I wish I’d gotten a photo of the conflagration at its peak… the heat near the fire and the cool air away from the fire were like night and day, like the cool mornings [...]

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Paula, the creative genius behind the etsy shop Paula Art, has featured my painting in this cool treasury today! A quick web search led me to a great tool that generates the html to include a ‘clickable’ version of the whole treasury right here… you don’t even have to visit Etsy to explore these great [...]

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I’m on my way to Salt Lake City for the Western Federation of Watercolor Society’s Annual Exhibition, but I wanted to share a site with you that is featuring my art and writing today! http://katherinetreffinger.blogspot.com/2010/05/ruth-armitage-art-and-meaning.html Katherine Treffinger has been compiling different responses about what art means to the artists that make it. Each response is unique [...]

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I created this treasury this morning. Shopping on Etsy can be a daunting experience with so many listings to sort through. Treasuries like this are a way to see a group of favorites and browse quickly. You can find my treasury here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=124211 I’d love it if you visited the site & took a look! You [...]

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One way to enjoy browsing on Etsy is to view the Treasuries. These are selections of favorites by etsy members that are compiled into collections often based on a theme. It is a fun way to filter through the many listings and see what others are finding on this huge site. This morning I spent some [...]

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  Creative work makes me happy, but the subsequent pauses for rest are all the more painful, for then one begins to think things over. – Hugo Wolf, Composer I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted! Tomorrow will be my opening reception at Riversea Gallery, and I’m both looking forward to seeing [...]

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 I’ve been busy this past week painting, getting photos taken of the new work, planning my framing strategy, writing my artist’s statement, and generally worrying whether my paintings are looking their best. It’s kind of like the frenzy of getting ready to give birth! Amidst all this activity, spring has arrived here on the farm. [...]

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I read an interesting article about discipline the other day… practice really helps! According to a recent study, willpower breeds willpower. People who were following a money management program eventually began to use the same self-discipline in other aspects of their lives: food choices, exercise, etc. This makes total sense to me. The problem is, [...]

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I have decided to participate in the blog giveaway One World One Heart this year! The  idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the [...]

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