Churning Waters - Ruth Andre

"Churning Waters'

12"x12" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

by Ruth Andre

$450.00

Over the week-end rain started falling as the storms made their way through the valley. It rained day and night leaving small waterways through the pastures down to the creek and ponds of water formed along the roadside. The creek is running with a churning force bringing the dust, silt and rocks from the creek bottom to the surface. It is as if the creek is angry and running with a new found freedom pushing its way through the landscape to not only be seen but heard. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Tides - Ruth Andre

"Tides"

10"x10" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

Available with Mat 16"x16"

by Ruth Andre

$350.00

The ocean is beautiful and ever changing. It has its own voice. It sings to us as the tide is constantly moving in and out from shore. If I did not live in a mountain valley I would want to live by the sea. At one time my first view of the day was the ocean and it was always an inspiration and guide for the day. 

It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Framing the Landscape - Ruth Andre

"Always Watching"

6"x6" Oil on Canvas Panel-Framed

by Ruth Andre

Available Here - $250.00

"The Bluff"

6"x8" Oil on Canvas Panel-Framed

by Ruth Andre

Available Here - $250.00

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The week-end was really busy with a trip to see friends at their ceramic studio sale Then a fun time was had visiting with friends for lunch at our home. There was also a trip to the framer to pick up a few recently framed paintings. When I saw the paintings it made me think how a painting changes as we paint and then when it is completed and finally when the painting has been surrounded with a frame. The frame gives the painting a safe harbor and can be viewed unobstructed from its surroundings. I love the transformation and am enjoying seeing these two paintings finally completed. 

It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Hill Top - Ruth Andre

"Hill Top"

8"x6" Oil on Canvas Panel

by Ruth Andre

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I set my easel up on the back porch to paint the mountain to the north of our valley property. The mountain has a ribbon of evergreen trees nestled at the very top. As you descend down the mountain there are a few oaks and rock boulders. The land is mostly barren but is good crazing land for cattle and deer. It might be nice to paint a larger canvas and paint the view from the trees all the way down to the creek. The day was cool with gusts of wind but it felt good to be out painting in the quiet of the valley.

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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".

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A Painting Day - Creek in Winter - Ruth Andre

"Creek in Winter"

4.5"x4.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

Challenge Painting

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

The "Challenge 100 Paintings" are nearing completion. I need to go back and make sure my count is correct before ringing the bell for celebration. I think I still have two or three more to post before the big day. Painting this series of small works has given me the opportunity to experiment with color and composition as well as finding new ideas and new techniques. 

It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Winter - Ruth Andre

"Winter"

20"x20"x1.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas

by Ruth Andre

$1,200.00

Thanksgiving is a special holiday and my favorite holiday. I love the season's change from summer to fall. The landscape seems to be charged and ready for the winter temperatures. I love seeing the leaves make a comforting bed under the old oak trees. As I walk up the hill in the afternoon I have seen rounded areas nestled in the dried brush and leaves. A deer or wild bobcat may have made a bed for the night. Mornings bring the white cold frost that covers the land leaving a few patches of grass peeking through. Welcome to winter. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Snow Days II - Ruth Andre

"Snow Days II"

4.5"x4.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

12"x12" Mat Included

Challenge Painting

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

The cold front has arrived and it was just 18-degrees here this morning. I know that is not cold for a lot of you out there but I was raised in southern California and anything below 30-degrees is still cold to me. The down jacket and padded cover pants are now ready for wear.

My paintings, "Snow Days I and II" are my interruption of the valley covered in morning frost. Winter is here.  I hope your Thanksgiving Day was a special time filled with good friends and good food. 

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A Painting Day - Snow Days I - Ruth Andre

"Snow Days I"

4.5"x4.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

12"x12" Mat Included

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

Happy Thanksgiving

from

"A Painting Day"

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A Painting Day - High Tide - Ruth Andre

"High Tide"

16"x8" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

Mats Included

by Ruth Andre

(vertical)

$425.00

(second view - horizontal)

I am reading, "Claude and Camille" by Stephanie Cowell. It is a book about Monet's life in Paris when he was a struggling artist doing his best to sell his paintings. At one point he felt he had to leave the city of Paris and find solace close to the sea. He speaks of how the sound of the waves was always with him. The sea was the inspiration for many of his paintings. When I visit the coastal towns here in California there is a part of me that wants to stay so I can see and feel the beauty of the sea. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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