Monday, December 12, 2011

Hilltop Oaks - Ruth Andre


The oak trees abound here in the Rancheria Valley with rolling hills and high mountains on each side of our small ranch.  I was raised seeing their beauty and they represent 'home' to me.  I have always wondered if we are part of where we were born and if we move is there a tug to draw us back to our original place of birth?  I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season catching up with family and friends.  

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Fall Shimmer - Ruth Andre


The winds have come and gone this past week and the leaves on this old oak are striving to hang on for another day.  The oak tree was shimmering in the sunlight while I did my best to capture its beauty with my brushes and paints.  Being with nature made for, "A Painting Day".

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Whispering Oaks - Ruth Andre


When I left our little ranch here in the valley Thursday morning, the weather was cold and in the 20's.  I went to meet Julie Trail to paint a beautiful sea of grassy fields and and old oak trees with the hills in the background.  We dressed in layers and as the day warmed we shed our various coats and sweaters.  We looked 10 pounds thinner by the end of our painting session.  I love this cluster of oaks caught in the ravine.  Only the tops of the trees could be seen.  It was definitely, "A Painting Day".

"Whispering Oaks" 5x5-inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Back Forty




When I was a girl I used to love following my dad around on our small ranch.  As he was heading out the kitchen door he would say, "If anyone needs me I will be in the back 40", meaning the back 40 acres.  He was out of pocket and not to be seen until he headed back in at the end of the day.
 Thinking of my dad made for, 
"A Painting Day".
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"Back Forty" 6x8 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Back Country Oaks


When I went out to paint this grove of oaks they looked as if they were huddled together to stay warm.  The breeze was a mixture of cool and warm air currents and the sun was just starting to move their way.

"Back Country Oaks" 
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Fence Row Oak


When I was a farmer's wife in Missouri I spent a lot of time out in our growing fields and the horse pastures.  I was the breakfast and lunch person that showed up with a warm breakfast and a good lunch for my farming husband while he stayed in the field to disc, plant or harvest, depending on the time of year.  The fence rows in farm country are most interesting.  You will fine a variety of plants from trailing vines to big trees that only have survived because they were in the fence row and not at the mercy of the tractor's disc or flail mower.  The fence line sometimes got stretched as a big tree pushed for space and this painting reminded me of those days walking the fence line and made for "A Painting Day".

"Fence Line Oak"
5x7 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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