Solo Showing - Gallery 10 - Ruth Andre

Solo Show - Ruth Andre - Gallery 10

The New Year is here and speeding away in time. I have been busy getting paintings ready to present at Gallery 10 in Sutter Creek, California. The gallery asked that I show my animal and landscape paintings. With the reception being just a few days away I am starting to feel the excitement of seeing a gathered group of friends and meeting new patrons of the arts. I hope to have some fun photos to share while at the reception in my next post. Stay tuned as they say.

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Manzanita - Ruth Andre

"Manzanita"

6"x6" Oil on Canvas Panel

by Ruth Andre

$95

I live in the back country and the native manzanita bushes line the mountainside as we travel the back road to upcountry. Occasionally I see truckloads of cut manzanita being hauled away. It must be going to a wholesaler that may sell to craft outlets or florists. The red bark is beautiful and and the leaf colors are the palette of old California, muted and desert like. Manzanita seems to be quite tolerant of granite and rocky soils  and can survive with little water. The deer leave it alone and that is really saying something since they want to eat everything they can on our small ranch. Last night a momma deer and her twin fawns found the hay wagon and took on loosening the tarp and having a feast. Hay is close to $20 a bale and each of our horses eats one bale a week. When we lived on our farm in Missouri we had a 20 acre fescue pasture just for the horses. Our hay bill was quite low but here in California with only five acres and just two horses the expense shines each year on the tax form. Our accountant reminds of the animal care costs. We do love our horses.

 It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - Makes Me Wonder - Ruth Andre

"Makes Me Wonder"

36"x24" Mixed Media on Linen

by Ruth Andre

$2,400

It feels so good to get back to the studio this week. I had been searching for canvas and found several 36"x24" linen canvases. For some reason courage and inventory hit my senses at the same time and I hauled a few into the studio. This is the first large painting for 2016 and I hope to do more. The title came from my introspective thinking that goes along with starting a new series. There is always more than what appears in front of us and there is always more than one way to view a situation. Different views on any given subject often make me wonder.  How about you? Take care. 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 - Red Wing - Ruth Andre

"Red Wing"

Painting - 12 "x4" Oil on Paper
Paper 17"x9"

by Ruth Andre

$150

After the serenity of the quiet Challenge Painting in yesterday's post I am sending out a bolt of red with the painting, "Red Wing". Since I started painting on paper my interest in the different paper types has grown and I ordered a beautiful handmade paper, Mura Udaban A Itaboshi HM, from Washi Arts. The Mura paper is often used as a backing for scrolls and comes in sheets 17"x56". It is a beautiful paper and one I am enjoying and using as my painting surface. Lovely papers like Mura Udaban actually add to the painting by giving the painting a beautiful resting place and a foundation filled with the history of ancient paper making. It has been, "A Painting Day".

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A Painting Day - The Creek I - Ruth Andre

"The Creek I"

4.5"x4.5" Oil and Cold Wax on Paper
12"x12" Mat

Challenge Painting Twenty-Nine

by Ruth Andre
$125.00

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The Rancheria Creek is still with pools of water surrounded by rocks and grasses. The wildlife in the area still find their way to the creek at dusk and through the night for the grass and a much needed drink of water. It is very hot and the wild grasses on the hills have dried. Summer is a time of transition. 

The Challenge 100 Series of paintings continues to be a wonderful time for me to be painting in the studio. It is my time to reflect and paint. It has been, "A Painting Day".

 

Old Oak - Ruth Andre

"Old Oak"

6"x6" oil on canvas

by Ruth Andre

This painting is another old oak tree that lies west of my home in the fence line. The old fence posts are standing this way and that. They are old and are made by hand cut wood. At this time of year the oaks are dark against the golden hills that surround the valley. The colors are softened but still bold grey-blues and dark purples. I love the contrast between the dark trees and the sunlit land. It has been, 

"A Painting Day".

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Roadside Manzanita - Ruth Andre

"Roadside Manzanita"

5"x7" oil on canvas panel

by Ruth Andre

My easel is still set up on the front porch and I painted this native manzanita bush that stands close to the road. The morning sun was hitting the bush giving it a surreal brightness and the shadow of the mourntain fell across its front like a dark grassy path. My camera is giving me fits at the moment so  you may see an improved photo in a day or two. I hope! It has been, "A Painting Day".

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Brush & Dust

"Brush & Dust"

6"x6" Oil & Mixed Media on Panel

by Ruth Andre

Living on a dirt road has its drawbacks. I love being somewhat isolated from the outside world but the dirt road is the one thing I would like to change. There is dust and with the days warming up the ground is dry and the dust has already started to fly. So with today's painting I am working on making dust my friend. Wishing for a super summer and many, "A Painting Day".

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Botanica-Study - Ruth Andre

"Botanica"

7"x5" Oil on Canvas Panel

by Ruth Andre

As the creek waters move through the valley the spring fauna reaches out making shadows on the water as it passes. The palette is changing from bright and deep greens to rusts and pinks and greyed golds. I love the changing seasons and seeing the continual ebb and flow of nature. It has been, 

"A Painting Day".

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Morning Clouds-Study - Ruth Andre

"Morning Clouds-Study"

6"x6" Oil on Canvas Panel

by Ruth Andre

Spring has brought warmer weather and recently a passing storm. It is lovely to look out and see the clouds floating down to the valley floor whispering, rain is on the way. It has been, 

"A Painting Day".

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Dry Creek-Study - Ruth Andre

"Dry Creek-Study"

6"x6" Oil on Canvas Panel

by Ruth Andre

This painting is a prelude to our creek in summer. The creek is slowly flowing through the valley but the water will soon pool and then disappear into the sands of the creek bed. The lush greens of spring will fade to the subtle colors of sand and rock. The colors are quiet and restful and have made for, 

A Painting Day".

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Grassy Bluff - Ruth Andre

"Grassy Bluff"

6"x8" oil on canvas

by Ruth Andre

This is another painting from my time in Fort Bragg, California. The beautiful ocean was just over this grassy bluff. I loved the quiet peaceful feeling of the meadow. It called to me as the paint went down making for, "A Painting Day".

Note: I will be posting paintings from Fort Bragg for a few days and then I will be posting paintings as I travel across the country to the Mid-West. It should be a fun trip and one that I have been looking forward to making for a long time. 

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Sea Bluff - Ruth Andre

"Sea Bluff"

6"x8" oil on canvas

by Ruth Andre

This past week I had the opportunity to travel to Fort Bragg, California. I met up with a group of artists and painted the beautiful vistas available along the sea coast. The weather was just about perfect except for a couple of days with high wind that buffeted our easels and made for some interesting brush work at times. This painting, "Sea Bluff" was painted in Mendocino right across from the old town shops. Mendocino was bustling with tourists visiting the shops and strolling down to the bluff's edge to see the coastal waters as the waves pounded the rocky coast. It felt so good to paint plein air and enjoy the sounds of the sea. The day made me grateful for, "A Painting Day".

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Painting Video - Ruth Andre

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Here is a short video taken in my studio as I paint, "Cresting Creek". 

Video Credit - Ian Kaiser

This has been "A Painting Day"

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Aqua del Rio Chama - Ruth Andre

The painting today is titled "Aqua del Rio Chama" translated Water of the Chama River. Just north of Santa Fe, New Mexico is a wonderful retreat called, Ghost Ranch. I have been lucky enough to visit the Ranch a few times for painting workshops. Ghost Ranch is surrounded by red hills and the Chama waterway that meanders through the valley. There is a peacefulness and calm that you feel as you walk the ancient lands of Ghost Ranch. Thinking of Santa Fe, the Chama river and the red hills has made for, 

"A Painting Day".

"Aqua del Rio Chama" 8x8 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Mesa Grande - Ruth Andre

I had my post ready to go for today when I received a lovely email from a collector. I wanted to share the comment with you and also thank all of you following my Blog and my work as it comes off the easel. The comment below is in regards to my newer abstract works. It has made me feel very good about, "A Painting Day.

I am actualy quite surprised how much I like them as my taste has always been on the "impressionistic" end of the scale but has not so far journeyed into the abstract.  It says a lot about how  evocative these paintings are that I am so drawn to them.  Thank you for giving them life.

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While traveling across country there were a few favorite shops along the way that I had to visit going and coming depending on what route was taken from California to Missouri and back again. There was a store in El Paso, Texas that was a must see due to their inventory of saddle blankets and all things western. The painting today, "Mesa Grande" reminds me of the displayed hand woven blankets. Bringing the colors of West Texas to my canvas made for, "A Painting Day".

"Mesa Grande" 12x30x1.5 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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The Ridge Ride - Ruth Andre

"The Ridge Ride"

Triptych - 3 panels each 6x4 inches

"The Ridge Ride #1"

6x4 inches, oil on archival canvas panel

"The Ridge Ride #2," 6x4 inches oil on archival canvas panel

"Trail of Tears #3", 6x4 inches, oil on archival canvas panel

When I would horseback ride the back woods of Missouri the riders would follow what was called "The Ridge". It was higher ground that made its path through the woods giving an elevated view and a good vantage point to see what else maybe in the woods. The Civil War soldiers with their horses and  cannons followed the ridge route. As I rode along the ridge I felt the spirits of the many that had been there before me. It was a spiritual place. Thinking of the ridge has made for, "A Painting Day".

"The Ridge Ride" 6x12 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Listen To the Quiet - Ruth Andre

Today as I walked from the barn to the pasture to feed the horses I felt the wind currents go from cool to warm and back again. It is such a lovely feeling to have the afternoon breeze fill the seemingly empty space and hear the quiet of the valley. As I look at today's painting I feel the quiet of the day and I immediately start to relax. Today was indeed, "A Painting Day".

"Listen To the Quiet" 20x30 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Restless - Ruth Andre

Maybe it is the change of season or just a bit of good news but I am feeling restless. As I look out my studio window I see a serene landscape but the voice inside my mind is constantly searching for something new. Feeling the restless chatter in my mind has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Restless" 4x12 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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