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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A Painting Day - Lessons - Ruth Andre

"Lessons"

5.5"x5.5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

Th painting above is a lesson painting for me. It is small  but not one for the "Challenge 100 Series". The Challenge paintings are rooted in the landscape that I see each day here in the valley. This painting is a step away using a palette knife and thicker paint. I am experimenting with color and shape. 

It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Valley Snow - Ruth Andre

"Valley Snow"

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

12"x12" Mat Included

Challenge Painting Ninety-Six

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

We are promised a snow storm in the coming week. The news made me think of the holidays and how festive the valley will look when it is white with snow. Fall is passing to winter with each morning bringing frost and colder temperatures. There is so much to be thankful for and I am especially thankful to be living in this very beautiful Sutter Creek Valley. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Here and There - Ruth Andre

Hello, This is a "share" post. I first want to let you know that the "Inspired Painting" DVD and 

"Paper To Paint" DVD are now available as a DVD-Set with a discount. I am also adding a greeting card with envelope for giving as  you like. 

The following image is an art reception video for my friend, Barbara Fracchia. She is a California artist showing her work at the Montserrat Gallery in New York. I am impressed to say the least and very happy for Barbara. A short DVD link is below.

Last but not least I would like to share a new Website-Blog-Store my good friend, Bruce Hancock, has just released to show his beautiful paintings. The new site is lovely as well as his paintings. Bruce, Congratulations!

Both Barbara and Bruce are good friends that I met years ago painting with another good friend, Howard Rees, a very talented artist and art instructor. 

Enjoy!

Inspired Painting DVD-Set $75.00

With Card Included

by Ruth Andre

Barbara Fracchia

Montserrat Gallery New York

Bruce Hancock

Artist

Photo by Bob Engle

A Painting Day - Hidden Gold II - Ruth Andre

"Hidden Gold II"

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

12"x12" Mat 

Challenge Painting Ninety-Five

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

Here is another painting to celebrate winter and the history for the valley here in Sutter Creek. I am not sure if this painting will be presented as it is shown above or turned to its side in the photo below. I like the strength of composition in both. It has been, "A Painting Day".

"Hidden Gold II"

by Ruth Andre

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A Painting Day - Hidden Gold - Ruth Andre

"Hidden Gold"

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

12"x12" Mat Available 

Challenge Painting Ninety-Four

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

The valley is surrounded by the remains of the "Gold Rush" era. There once stood an apple orchard that took up several flat acres that extended past our property to the adjacent ranches. It seems the resourceful people that had products to sell to the miners made their fortunes without mining for gold. Men and women came searching for gold from all over the world and they needed supplies and food. An apple might cost at least $1.00 and in those times a dollar was quite a bit of money. The man that cultivated the ground and was able to supply fruits and vegetables had a good income. To this day mining companies are still searching for gold in Sutter Creek with all of the latest technology. There are also old mining sites with the old buildings and mining equipment still in place. As I look out at the cold frosted ground it reminds me of the hidden gold that may still be there to be discovered. It has been, 

"A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Winter's Whisper - Ruth Ande

"Winter's Whisper"

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

12"x12" Mat Included

Challenge Painting Ninety-Three

by Ruth Andre

$125.00

Baby it is cold outside. I KNOW it is not even cold yet but I am feeling the cooler temperatures this year more than I have in the past. The long spring and summer must have spoiled me.  

I am nearing the end for my Challenge 100 paintings. I will be posting the final works in the next few weeks. Painting the Challenge Series has been a true joy. It has been so good to be able to start a painting and finish a painting in one day. I have been able to reap the feelings of accomplishing a painting in just a few hours. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Seasons-Winter I and II - Ruth Andre

"Seasons-Winter I and II"

Painting Images 16"x8" Diptych - Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

by Ruth Andre

"Seasons-Winter I"

by Ruth Andre

"Seasons-Winter II"

by Ruth Andre

Earlier this week I posted "Seasons-Fall I and II" The painting above, "Seasons-Winter I and II" is the second in the series. This morning mother nature gave me the perfect view for this painting. It was cold and the frost blanketed the land with white. Only a few patches of weeds shown through the frost along with the berry bushes that line the creek. Winter has arrived and it has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Seasons-Fall I-II - Ruth Andre

"Seasons-Fall I-II"

16"x8" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

Each Painting 16"x4"- Diptych

by Ruth Andre

"Seasons Fall-I"

by Ruth Andre

"Seasons Fall-II"

by Ruth Andre

Fall is here and the temperatures have dropped considerably. All that means is I am already feeling cold and am looking to unpack the padded over pants and heavier jackets when heading out the door. I find myself wanting to stay in the kitchen and cook. I have taken on all sorts of new recipes using fall vegetables. Baking sweet treats is also something I enjoy. The best dessert so far has been a Chocolate Chip and Raspberry Cake. I know it sounds so good and it was. Today I got to the studio, warmed it up and started painting. I love fall so I started a "Seasons" series with fall being number one. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Ice Storm - Ruth Andre

"Ice Storm I and II"

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

Challenge Painting Ninety-One and Ninety-Two

by Ruth Andre

Each Painting - $125

"Ice Storm I"

by Ruth Andre

"Ice Storm II" 

by Ruth Andre

If you have lived where there are ice storms you know their beauty and the hazards they can bring. The trees sparkle and bend with the weight from the ice that showers down on them. The roads are also covered with ice making treachery for drivers. I remember seeing my first ice storm and seeing my fall planted trees bent over to the ground. I also remember the festive light the ice played on each branch of the tree. Burr, it was cold. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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