Wish You Were Here - Katherine - Postcard - Ruth Andre

"Wish You Were Here - Katherine -Postcard"

4.50"x6.25" oil & mixed media on archival paper

by Ruth Andre

I cannot resist these little postcards. They need to be painted. If you  have traveled to State and National Parks there are usually a few photos on display taken at an earlier time of people enjoying the sights.  I love these old sepia toned photos. The ladies and gentlemen are dressed in lovely tailored attire. This painting is titled "Katherine" since it made me think of the lacy high neck blouses warn by the ladies of that time. Postcard painting has made, "A Painting Day".

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Almost Home - Ruth Andre

Winter is here and I am finding the season coming to me with what I paint. Memories of cold winters and how inviting it is to be home. The morning temperatures here in the valley are in the low 20's making my trip to the barn a real adventure. The horses are waiting by the gate ready for breakfast. The land is white with frost and the water buckets have a layer of ice to be broken. Heading back to the house to enjoy my morning tea is pure luxury. Thinking about winter has made for, "A Painting Day".

"We Are Almost Home" 12x12, oil on panel by Ruth Andre

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Dream - Ruth Andre

Dreams are like silent gifts. They can guide us and free us and help us work things out at times. I have been remiss lately but I used to always right down my dreams. The writing seemed to bring their meaning to the surface. Capturing a dream is fleeting and needs to be done quickly. Making a painted dream has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Inside A Dream" 10x30 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Winter Sage - Ruth Andre

The plants of the desert have a quiet palette but are not usually plants to embrace. They protect themselves from the elements and burrowing animals with their spiny limbs. The ever so lovely colors painted in the abstract have made for, "A Painting Day".

"Winter Sage" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Up Country - Ruth Andre

I was raised on a ranch in southern California and then moved as an adult to Los Angeles. It was a huge move and one I never felt comfortable with for many reasons. Though I think everyone thought I was just fine in the Los Angeles scene as they say, I always felt like an outsider, not wanting to fit into the swirl of humanity and the concrete and steel that surrounds one as you travel the city. I am much more at home in a rural setting. As I look out my front door there is nothing there but a small road that buffers the mountain side. The pines and oaks abound giving ample room for wildlife. This morning as I walked to the studio there were six wild turkeys in the yard and each night the deer find their way to the horse pasture to graze. It all seems so serene and it is. Just a few miles away are towns called Pioneer and Pine Grove and they are thick with evergreen trees and mountains that shimmer with greys and greens of rocks and foliage. On the valley floor the fauna changes from gold to rust as the season changes from summer to fall. Living near Up Country has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Up Country" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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