Showing posts with label small works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small works. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2015

A Painting Day - Early Morning - Ruth Andre


"Early Morning"
4.5"x4.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
12"x12" Mat Included
Challenge Painting
by Ruth Andre
$125.00

The early morning landscape has a spiritualness about it that does not come at any other time of the day. There is a quiet with hushed sounds. The horses nicker quietly as they wait for their grain and hay. The communication is not filled with words as I pat the horses walking in and out of their stalls. They know my moods and I know theirs. It is a lovely way to be knowing that there is more than words, there is quiet. It has been, "A Painting Day".


Sunday, October 4, 2015

A Painting Day - Heading Home - Ruth Andre





"Heading Home I and II"
Each Painting 4.5"x4.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
12"x12" Mat Available for Each Painting
Challenge Paintings Eighty-Four and Eighty-Five
by Ruth Andre
$250.00

There is a story that goes along with these paintings but it is not what I normally talk about. Yesterday my husband was up early and headed off for a tractor show and to meet up with some friends. He only stayed at the show for about an hour and he called to say, I am heading home. Then I got a call saying something was wrong with the car and AAA had been called. A few hours later I received another call saying that the tow truck had not arrived and he had made several calls to AAA saying he was still on the side of the road and needed a tow. Another hour passed and I received another call saying the car was loaded and he would be heading home. The next call was to say the tow truck had broken down and they were waiting for help with the repair. The following call was to let me know the repair was completed and he was heading home and I was given directions on where and when to meet up to get him home. My husband said he had a great one hour visit with friends and then it took eight hours to get home that was not so fun. The whole deal was quite an ordeal and we find out tomorrow what is wrong with the car. Oh happy day and, "A Painting Day". 


Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Ruth Andre - A Painting Day - Early Snow


"Early Snow"
6"x6"x.75" Oil & Mixed Media on Cradled Panel
by Ruth Andre

The valley is cold with a heavy frost now that summer has slipped away. Winter seems to be on its way. Some of my friends live where they have already had a winter storm that filled the landscape with snow. Are any of us ready for winter this year? 
I have real work to do in the coming weeks to paint for three shows. I will be picking up the brush soon to paint my furry horse and cow friends. It has been, "A Painting Day".


Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Old Cyress - Ruth Andre


"Old Cypress"
4"x5" oil on canvas 
by Ruth Andre
$95

This is a little warm up painting I did as I stood by the cliffside path on a butte over looking the ocean  in Mendocino, California. The grasses along the path were still wet with morning dew and made for a wet walk. Luckily I was wearing Muck Boots and my feet stayed dry and warm. It was the beginning of, "A Painting Day".

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Breaking Clouds - Ruth Andre


If you click on the image to enlarge it and take a second look at this painting it seems to me that the water is moving. I got myself thinking the distant water and the closer whitecaps were all moving to shore. Do you think I may have spent too much time in the studio today? Maybe so? No matter, it was a fun day and, "A Painting Day".


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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Scout


This is a painting of a Paint that lives on a beautiful ranch in Utah.  My friend and fellow artist, Brent Flory, sent me a few photos of the horses on his ranch and this one caught my eye.  The horse has a majestic look with the back light catching his mane.  Paints with their unusual color patterns are always a delight to see.  Painting Scout made for, "A Painting Day".

"Scout" 8x8 inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre

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