ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“There are two broad categories of painting from representational to non- objective. Between these two extremes are countless variations. From the earliest cave drawings, artists have made their personal marks in varying degrees even while adhering to tradition and purposes of a particular era. There are many symbols of expression as there are ways of seeing.

For more than twenty-five years I have been studying the esthetic principles of art, learning from others, being inspired and influenced by particular painters. I have experienced numerous styles and techniques of painting from realistic to abstract. I enjoy it all. I love to paint!

For me, the most challenging and rewarding way to paint is my interpretation of America’s first significant and new art form in the Western world that occurred during the late 1040’s and 1950’s – Abstract Expressionism. Painting expressionistically evolved from my long-standing desire to paint experimentally with no preconceived idea or objective in mind. To allow the immediate process to take over, letting the spontaneous markings and colors tell me what shape, how big or small, how bright or dull, how dark or light. These paintings are a form of communication involving me consciously with the inner world of imagination, painting the landscapes of my emotions and thoughts.

I am appreciative of the Palmer Art Gallery and North County Coalition for the Arts for providing this space and the opportunity to share my personal point of view.”

PROFILE

Ruth is a lifetime resident of the Imperial Valley. She studied Liberal Arts at Stephens College and Scripps College; painting, drawing, printmaking, and art history at Imperial Valley College, San Diego State University, Calexico Campus,and the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. She has had many one-person shows, been in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions, and has won several awards throughout her thirty-year career.