El Rio Rojo - Ruth Andre

"El Rio Rojo"

24x18x2.5 inches Oil on Panels - Triptych

by Ruth Andre

Friends have sent news that they are traveling to Palm Desert for a vacation. They will be gone for a couple of months and for some reason that news just sounded so very nice to me. 

I have memories from my own visits to the desert and of the desert rivers. The water is almost orange with just a glint of  the blue sky reflecting on the water.  May the painting "El Rio Rojo" take you along to the warmth of the winter desert and "A Painting Day".

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Desert Blue - Ruth Andre

The palette of the desert landscape is subtle and meditative. When I walk the sandy land

 it is calming and gives me a feeling of peace. Enjoying the long view to the mountains has made for,

 "A Painting Day". 

"Desert Blue" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Voices From the Valley - Ruth Andre

My friend Kay is traveling the Southwest. As she ventures across the country I have been receiving a few photos and information on the Who, What and Where of the places and people she meets. If you would like to follow along with Kay's journey you can find her photos on her flickr Photostream. The painting today was inspired by Kay's words after visiting Canyon de Chelly. Thank-you Kay, for making, "A Painting Day".

"Voices From the Valley" 5x8 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre


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Just A Whisper - Ruth Andre

This is a quiet painting and one that might take you in and let your mind wander. I have been working on small studies that may work for larger paintings. I truly just want to paint what I want and if I go here there or everywhere it is going to be fine with me. Quiet thoughts made for, "A Painting Day".

"Just A Whisper" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Dry Creek - Ruth Andre

Just a few months ago I was in Joshua Tree to look at property my father bought several years ago. It was a perfect day, warm not hot and the view went on for ever. The land was completely untouched except for the property markers showing where one lot stopped and another started. The land was covered with desert shrubs and I noticed what appeared to be a dry creek meandering its way across the property. I am sure in winter after a rain storm the dry bed is filled with rushing water. There is a a quiet solitude in the desert that speaks to me with no apologies. It is what it is and you take it and like it or you don't. My father loved visiting what he called his "Sand Hill" and walking the land made me remember him and how much he loved the land. Visiting Joshua Tree made for, "A Painting Day".

"Dry Creek" 6x9 inches, oil/ canvas by Ruth Andre

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