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How I Make My Watercolor Paintings Muddy
30 Jan 2022

How I Make My Watercolor Paintings Muddy

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art Technique, How To | 0

You must be wondering, how is it I make my watercolor paintings muddy? Or why it happens to your paintings? I love color. And I work very hard to keep my paintings vibrant and colorful. But sometimes muddy paintings happen. … Continued

color, creative process, watercolor, watercolorpainting
The Blanton Museum of Art Side Trip
16 Jan 2022

The Blanton Museum of Art Side Trip

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art Exhibit, Museum | 0

A Side Trip When I visited Austin in mid-November, I took a side trip to the Blanton Museum of Art. I had a few extra hours to spend, and I thought, what better way to spend them than to visit … Continued

art exhibit, Art Museums, Blanton Museum of Art
Austin Art Trip
5 Dec 2021

Austin Art Trip

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art Story, Artist Studio Tour | 0

My Austin Art Trip This year for my birthday I visited my son Scott in Austin. While there I got to explore some of the art around town. I arrived early on Friday, so I took in the Blanton Museum … Continued

Art Event, Art in Austin, Artist Studio Tour, Austin TX
It’s All in Your Head.
10 Oct 2021

It’s All in Your Head.

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Creative Process, Motivation | 0

It’s All in Your Head. It’s All in Your Head. But it starts in your heart, out of a desire. Or at least, that is where it should start if you want to maintain the creative movement to keep your … Continued

Art, butterflies, creative process, creativity, Prismacolor, prismacolor pencil
Hope is a Child
26 Sep 2021

Hope is a Child

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art History, Art Story, Faith | 0

The Frescoes of St. Thomas illustrates philosopher Thomas Aquinas’s seven virtues of faith, hope, charity, justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. ~ Philanthropy Magazine Encountering the Art My art History professor ended the class with, “you now know more about fresco … Continued

Art, artist, fresco, Hope, Mark Balma
Do You Have Blank Walls? Artists Have Blank Walls Too!
12 Sep 2021

Do You Have Blank Walls? Artists Have Blank Walls Too!

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Decorating, Home Decore | 0

Do You Have Blank Walls? I understand, artists frequently face a blank white canvas or like me, a blank sheet of expensive watercolor paper. The same is true of you when you are dealing with blank walls in your home. … Continued

Art, art on walls, Empty walls, home decore
What is Abstract Art to You?
29 Aug 2021

What is Abstract Art to You?

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Abstract Art, Art, Art History | 0

Defining Abstraction What is Abstract Art to You? For some people abstract art is nonsense, others self-expression, exploration, or symbolic expression. There are as many answers to the question as there are people who care to answer it.  Some people … Continued

Abstract, abstract art, Paul Cezanne
Creativity Can Contribute to Aging Well
20 Jun 2021

Creativity Can Contribute to Aging Well

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art Talk, Creative Process, Museum | 0

Can creativity contribute to aging well? According to a program I recently tuned into on Zoom called Curated Conversations, it can. Curated Conversations is produced by the University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art. They aired a three-panel … Continued

aging well, art talk, Blanton Museum of Art, creativity
When the Lord Puts Something in You: Art Story Six
6 Jun 2021

When the Lord Puts Something in You: Art Story Six

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, Art Story, Faith, Motivation | 0

When the Lord put something in you it’s hard to ignore because it will keep surfacing again and again. For me that something is being an artist. A Change In my early 20s I quit my nursing job, one I … Continued

What size mat do I need for a frame?
23 May 2021

What size mat do I need for a frame?

by Ruthieonart | posted in: Art, How To | 0

As an emerging artist, someone who is in the process of making art their business, I receive inquiries about about the size mat needed for a frame. Since I mat and frame a lot of my art, I wanted to … Continued

frame, howto, mat, matting

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