The Valley Floor - Ruth Andre

The road that meanders through the narrow valley floor, follows the Rancheria Creek and is surrounded by mountains and tall trees. It is cow country. Living on the valley floor has made for, "A Painting Day".

"The Valley Floor" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre


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Pass On By - Ruth Andre

"Pass On By", 6x12 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre



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Summer Rain - Ruth Andre

Riding horseback with friends in Missouri we would often times find ourselves caught in a summer storm. Each rider usually carried rain gear but no matter how hard we tired by the time we got back to the horse trailers we were wet. It felt good but quite dangerous being out in a lightening storm surrounded by tall trees. One afternoon there were five of us riders huddled together in my trailer tack area having lunch. The unexpected made for a fun day and "A Painting Day".

"Summer Rain" 8x8 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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I Can't Promise You Blue Skies - Ruth Andre

There are no words for today's painting, just memories lurking around the edges. Hope you have had a wonderful week-end. The studio was quiet today with just a bit of puttering and painting another color study that made for, 

"A Painting Day".

"I Can't Promise You Blue Skies" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Vanishing Point - Ruth Andre

I have a large canvas toned ready to paint in my studio. I have been trying to decide what to paint on a grander scale and gathering larger palette knives and buying large tubes of paint to tackle the project. The top photo above is a cropped version of today's painting, "Vanishing Point". I used PhotoFunia to set up the image. You can see the larger image is quite dynamic and it has given me added courage to paint a larger work. Thinking big has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Vanishing Point"12x9 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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When the Music Stopped Playing - Ruth Andre

We have all been to events where the music is lively, the wine is being served and good friends are sharing stories. Photos are being taken and there is much laughter, then one couple calls it a night and the rest of the group starts saying their good-byes. Once everyone has gone home you can feel the vibration of those once there but they are gone. My childhood home is being sold. I am feeling so many emotions. The vibrations of the past have surrounded me. Feeling melancholy has made for "A Painting Day".

"When the Music Stopped Playing" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Summer Oaks - Ruth Andre

With August coming to an end in a few days I thought I would show a small study of three oaks seemingly resting on  the hillside. Finding a bit of shade on these hot, hot days is so welcome. Enjoying summer has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Summer Oaks" 5x5 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Do! - Ruth Andre

It was a busy day doing errands and meeting up with Jim Ginney, my framer, to get a few more paintings ready so I can ship them tomorrow. The photo above says volumes on how I feel most of the time. What may appear to be easy for someone just may not be and to get up and get the task done is usually quite an accomplishment. Georgia O'Keeffe was an extraordinary woman and artist of her time. I love her quote above.

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do" ~ Gerogia O'Keeffe

I am thinking of, "A Painting Day".
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Scenic Route - Ruth Andre

After my painting, "Road Trip" I decided to paint one more in this horizontal format. I am calling this painting, "Scenic Route". The top image is a close up cropped view of the painting so you can see the palette knife work and the bottom images is the entire painting. Revisiting, "Road Trip", made for, "A Painting Day".

"Scenic Route" 8x24 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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Up Country - Ruth Andre

I was raised on a ranch in southern California and then moved as an adult to Los Angeles. It was a huge move and one I never felt comfortable with for many reasons. Though I think everyone thought I was just fine in the Los Angeles scene as they say, I always felt like an outsider, not wanting to fit into the swirl of humanity and the concrete and steel that surrounds one as you travel the city. I am much more at home in a rural setting. As I look out my front door there is nothing there but a small road that buffers the mountain side. The pines and oaks abound giving ample room for wildlife. This morning as I walked to the studio there were six wild turkeys in the yard and each night the deer find their way to the horse pasture to graze. It all seems so serene and it is. Just a few miles away are towns called Pioneer and Pine Grove and they are thick with evergreen trees and mountains that shimmer with greys and greens of rocks and foliage. On the valley floor the fauna changes from gold to rust as the season changes from summer to fall. Living near Up Country has made for, "A Painting Day".

"Up Country" 6x6 inches, oil on canvas by Ruth Andre

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