"Playmate"

This little painting was an absolute ball to paint.  I used a palette knife and lots and lots of paint.  The style is quite a departure from my more realistic painting and I found it a great way to warm up and start thinking color and shape.  Finding the palette knife made for, "A Painting Day".

"Playmate" 4x6-inches, oil on panel by Ruth Andre © $70.00

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Two Books-Mine & A Friend's

First I want to say artists sometimes enjoy different forms of art.  We usually move to a medium that means the most to us and we take our art to a higher level with daily work.  On occasion it is fun to venture from our known path and work in a different style or different medium.  The book above is my first book and it is a collection of iPhone Finger Paintings called "Woven In Time".  My son, gave me an iPhone a few years ago along with the app, "Doodle Buddy".  I was enthralled with the wild designs that could be made with just a touch of the finger on the iPhone screen.  I decided to gather these works together in a book for safe keeping.  The forward was a bit of a surprise and it tells much about me and how this book came to be.  We are today what we have lived.  Taking on the iPhone made for, "A Painting Day".

If you would like to have a preview of these little abstracted woven forms click, "Woven In Time"

An artist friend and fellow Daily Painter Originals blog group member, Carol Nelson,  just announced she has a new book, "Geologic Abstractions".  I think you will totally enjoy Carol's vivid abstract works.  Each work is unique unto itself with a close-up detail photo to give a closer look at her beautiful paintings.  Each page of Carol's new book is to be enjoyed.  Click  "Geologic Abstractions" to see a preview.

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Star Buck

This is a painting I finished awhile back.  It is of a Texas Longhorn steer.  Star Buck lives on a small cattle ranch here in the foothills.  Meeting Star Buck was a bit of a shock and surprise.  I was out taking photos on the ranch when I heard a terrible noise and then Star Buck appeared running at full speed.  Luckily I had the camera ready and got a few photos as he ran past me to the new shipment of Herfords that had just arrived.  I guess you can say he was most interested in the new neighbors.  It was a thrill to see this big guy but an even bigger thrill to see him run past me and not over me.  I do love Texas Longhorn Cattle and seeing Star Buck made for, "A Painting Day".

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Calendar for April, 2011

The April 2011 Calendar is ready to add to your monthly collection.  The painting is "Bison Bull" and this big guy was a thrill to paint.  As the paint went on the 36x36-inch canvas the studio filled with his majestic gaze.  Painting this wild bison made for, "A Painting Day".

"Bison Bull" 36x36-inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre ©

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Scout

This is a painting of a Paint that lives on a beautiful ranch in Utah.  My friend and fellow artist, Brent Flory, sent me a few photos of the horses on his ranch and this one caught my eye.  The horse has a majestic look with the back light catching his mane.  Paints with their unusual color patterns are always a delight to see.  Painting Scout made for, "A Painting Day".

"Scout" 8x8 inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre

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Valley Elk

This is another painting entry for the Elk Foundation.  It is of a handsome bull elk.  I am so taking by the beauty of the wild and majestic elk.  My studio has a variety of paintings of wild creatures at the moment.  It is like my own private world in nature. Painting wildlife has made for, "A
Painting Day".

"Valley Elk" 12x12-inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre

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Study for Golden

After posting the painting, "White Cloud" I received information for a show with the theme, "Golden".  I perked right up and thought the "White Cloud" painting would be perfect for the show.  Then I read the show prospectus stating the painting size limit is 4x6-inches.  OHHHHHHH!  Since the show deadline is just in a few days I went to work on this little tiny painting and am naming it "Golden".  The big brushes got swept to the side and the little brushes moved in for, "A Painting Day".

"Golden" 4x6-inches, oil/canvas by Ruth Andre ©

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White Cloud

The rain is still coming down here in Northern California.  The creek is way up and has been for several days.  It makes for a true adventure getting across the creek and out of the valley. I have spent these rainy days in the studio painting except to venture out to feed and bring the horses to the barn.  We all get wet and the horses are full of energy so I step quickly under the yellow slicker. The painting today is of a wild Mustang stallion.  You may remember the post showing the work in progress photo a few weeks back.  I am happy to say it is now finished and ready to enjoy and it made for "A Painting Day".

"White Cloud" 12x24 inches, oil - canvas by Ruth Andre Sold
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Giclee Print for "Pink PIglet"

I have had a few orders for giclee prints made of the painting, "Pink PIglet".  So if anyone else is interested in the little chunk printed on canvas and stretched on 6x6x1.5 inch wooden bars it is available.  The print is truly a spirited greeting for spring.  Enjoy and I hope to get back to the studio for, "A Painting Day".

"Pink Piglet" giclee canvas print, 6x6x1.5 inches - $75.00 plus $10.00 Shipping USA Only
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Roaney

Sometimes we meet people that think they are just grand and when I met Roaney she was just that kind of horse.  Somehow she knows she is a beauty and has been able to win attention from the people in her life, some even calling her Princess.  Roaney is a beautiful Roan mare.  She is also a Cow loving horse and loves to work cows so it is good to know this about Roaney before taking her for a spin.  Roaney lives on a beautiful ranch in the Paso Robles, California area with her owner, Robin.  She is a part of a small heard of horses with a fair amount of acres to roam.  Luckily Roaney has met her match with Robin and they make a good team working together.  Meeting Roaney on a lovely spring day made for, "A Painting Day".

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