Memberships:
Northwest Oil Painters Guild

Gallery affiliations:
Altman Studio   Vancouver, Washington
Soda Creek Gallery   Sisters, Oregon

Solo Exhibits:
Many solo exhibits, the latest being at The Pomeroy House, Yacolt, Washington.

Awards and Honors:
Numerous awards and honors,  most recently  the “Canada Geese” painting chosen to
 represent Birdfest  2005 by the  Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
“Eagle Tree” painting selected for the cover of 2005 S E H America, Inc. Christmas card.

Notable Instructors
Earl Hazelle,  colorist and palette knife artist,  Portland, Oregon  1964 - 1967

Barnstone Studios,  Copley, Pennsylvania   2001 - 2004   Myron Barnstone taught her
    to use  the Golden Section in composition and also taught her the Fletcher method of color theory.
  Ruth says that her time at the Barnstone Studios changed her life. 

She credits her love of color  to Earl Hazelle, who would tell her that “colors
He taught her that a palette knife could have a touch as gentle as an “ant’s eyelash.”

Artist’s Statement
 Roses and seascapes are among the subjects that Ruth paints, sometimes letting in a breath of
fresh air by branching out into non-representational work.  But, her strongest creative yearning is to faithfully
 represent on canvas her deep emotional attachment to the landscape of the Pacific Northwest. 

 Her family has had a cabin in the mountains southeast of Mt. St. Helens for many years. 
They  often drive on old logging roads, breathing in the high mountain air, watching for
elusive wildlife and for nature’s vistas that can surprise one around a bend in the road.

 Plein air painting is becoming a passion for Ruth.  She finds that painting a scene on site, chasing
 shadows and sunlight as they move fleetingly  across the landscape, demands a combination of training,
speed and concentration that she is unable to duplicate in studio work. 
  It results in an honesty that seems to speak for itself.

 Ruth says that there are always more subjects to paint, more colors to mix and more things to learn.
 That makes every day an adventure for her.
 

Selected Group Exhibits

Barnstone Studios, Coplay, PA.

Mann Gallery, Reading, PA.

William Ris Gallery, Camp Hill, PA.

Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Or.

Society of Washington Artists, Vancouver, WA.

Lititz Art Festival, Lititz, PA.

Hockessin Art Fair, Hockessin, DE.

Berks Art Alliance Juried Show, Reading, PA.

Schuylkill County Council For The Arts, Pottsville, PA. The Gallery, Schuylkill Haven, PA. Victorian Village Gallery, Orwigsburg, PA. Reading Area Community College, Reading, PA. Frames, Etc. Pottsville, PA. The Pagoda, Reading, PA. Hazleton Art League, Hazleton, PA.

Moved from Pennsylvania 5/25/2004

1990 First Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

1993 First Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

1994 Second Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

1995 First Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA. 1998 Third Place, Berks ARt Alliance Members Show

1998 Second Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

1999 Second Place, Berks Art Alliance Members Show

2000 Honorable Mention, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

2001 First Place, AASC Annual Show, Pottsville, PA.

Pennsylvania National Bank, Pottsville, PA. Keystone Financial Corporation, Harrisburg, PA. Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, PA. Pottsville Hospital SurgiCenter, Pottsville, PA. Meridan Bank, Reading, PA.

Work is held in private collections across the country.