A
love for horses and
prairie life, were early influences that provided Ruth with a desire
to paint. She found
oils to be the most effective in capturing the “life” desired in her
art and a medium best suited to attain the realism she desired in
her painting. The fluidity of color, and her bold direct
style, combines instantly to capture the desired mood and action to
awaken the imagination.
To gather material, Ruth’s travels have taken
her throughout the prairies and the Rocky Mountains; from New Mexico and California, to Alaska, the Yukon and into the High Arctic.
She also continues to experience her subject matter with regular horseback trips in and
near our wonderful Rocky Mountains.
Ruth has always favored the
Southwest artists like Jason Rich and Harley Brown, with her favorite
being Jack King, but she also enjoys the work of Carl Rungius
and Charlie Russell.
She is a member of
the Red Deer & District Allied Arts Council, an associate member
of Oil Painters of America, and was profiled in the Swedish horse
magazine, Hastfynd, and more recently in the Western Horse
Review. She also takes a lead role in the Innisfail Art
Club.
Ruth’s art has been chosen for numerous Art Shows, and
her work is found in the corporate art collections of Blue River
Heli-skiing Lodge; Perry Cruickshank; TD Waterhouse, (Red
Deer); Sisson Furs; Michael K. Hunter Prof. Corp.; Alysa Tams
Prof. Corp.; Robert V. Stretch Prof. Corp.; Carolyn J. Tulloch Prof.
Corp.; El Paso Energy & Marketing; Price Waterhouse, (Calgary);
Alberta Government Telephones; Dekalb Petroleum Corporation; Fording
Coal Limited; Pacific Cassiar; The Alberta Foundation for the Arts
and private collections throughout the
world.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT – WILD
HORSES
Over a year ago, I began painting the wild horses of
Central
Alberta. Since childhood I have
always had a horse, and to this day I have a fond endearment toward
them. It never occurred
to me that someone would deliberately kill and bring such deviant
action upon such beautiful animals. This recent exposure has
brought forth arguments as to whether they should be allowed to
continually roam the ‘west country’. The opposition states they are
feral and, therefore, undeserving of their picturesque
surroundings.
As these wild horses stand there so majestic,
unknowing of all the negative attention pointed towards them, I feel
a great need to show their spirit, courage and alertness, living
happy and free in the only environment they have
known.
Sincere appreciation to the Wild
Horses of Alberta Society
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