Following My Path - Ruth Andre

"Following My Path"

6"x6" Painted Papers, Glass Bead, Linen on Panel

by Ruth Andre

On Hold

There are times I look back on my life and think I might have, should have done more to follow my own dreams, my path. Maybe I did and just don't remember events as they were. At the time did I put things on hold?  The passage of time has a way of sheltering our desires and making us think we could have done more. Could I have worked harder? Could I have made more time for just me and what I thought was important? Maybe there were too many important things happening to think just about myself and my own personal goals. I tell myself, now is the time to do all that I can be by being who I want to be and doing what I want to do no matter what people say. It seems there is always someone giving advice filled with suggestions. My advice is to find time for yourself by carving out time to do what gives what is needed to make your life whole. The collage work is very addictive and the process takes time to gather the papers and paint them and then cut them and place them in a pleasing composition but the work is stimulating. 

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Lasting Memories - Ruth Andre

"Lasting Memories"

5"x5" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

by Ruth Andre

$98

Matted - $125

There are memories that haunt and enliven but they are both lasting and seemingly make themselves known. I wonder why with so much in one's life there are those memories that create themselves over and over again. Maybe they are there to remind us of the good in our lives to be thankful and appreciative and then the haunting memories might remind us what we need to atone for in this life. A good friend of mine has said, she would not change one thing in her life. I was so shocked by this statement and amazed with what must be her happiness or her endurance. She has not had a life without challenges. I know I have had many lessons in this life and try to understand the why of it all. The Lasting Memories are there for the duration. There is  no replay button or going back. Take care, it has been, "A Painting Day".

Shades of Spring - Ruth Andre

"Shades of Spring"

10"x10" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper

by Ruth Andre

$319

Each spring there is an assortment of wildflowers to be seen along the road way going out of the valley. They are vintage blooms and each year seems to bring out different varieties. The flowers have a short life but bring such beauty and remind me of times past and the wild times that brought people to the valley. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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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". 

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