RECENT PAINTINGS
18 September - 30 October 2005
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BELGIAN MEMORY I
oil on canvas
11 x 14" unframed |
BELGIAN MEMORY II
oil on canvas
20 x 20" unframed
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"...ICE BENEATH SUN'S RAYS"
chine collé
16 x 13 ¼" framed
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SAGE SCENT RISING
chine collé
16 ½ x 14 ½" framed
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UNTITLED I
monotype
15 x 12 1/2" framed
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BIRCHES
acrylic on canvas
14 x 14" unframed
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ROSES
oil on gessoed paper
25 x 20 ¼" framed
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DORDOGNE FARM
oil on canvas
21 ½ x 25 ½" framed
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AFTERNOON TEA
oil on gessoed paper
26 ½ x 31" framed |
ALISON'S PLATE
oil on gessoed paper
28 x 30 ¼" framed
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LOVETTSVILLE FARM
oil on canvas
19 ½ x 25 ½" framed |
ROUSSILLON
acrylic on canvas
30 x 24" unframed
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ST. QUENTIN LA POTERIE
acrylic on canvas
30 x 24" unframed |
DORDOGNE WHEATFIELD
oil on canvas
29 x 34" framed
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STILL LIFE WITH PEAR
oil on wood panel
19 ¾ x 25 ¾" framed |
FRENCH WHEATFIELDS
oil sticks and acrylic
36 x 30" unframed
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PASSING WILTSHIRE II
oil on canvas
24 x 30" unframed |
VIC EN PROVENCE
oil on canvas
22 x 25 ½" framed
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ON Y VA!
oil on wood panel
12 x 12" unframed |
PEARS
oil on gessoed paper
23 x 18 ½" framed
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SQUASHES
oil on gessoed paper
23 x 18 ½" framed |
CYCLAMEN
oil on gessoed paper
23 x 18 ½" framed
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TAMWORTH BARN
oil on wood panel
20 x 16" framed |
LAST ONE IN!
oil on wood panel
20 x 16" framed
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HOSTAS
oil on gessoed paper
19 x 16 ¾" framed |
RIO GRANDE
watercolor on paper
18 ½ x 21" framed
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WINNIE
oil on canvas
24 x 24" framed |
LOUDOUN FARM
oil on canvas
20 x 26" framed
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TERRA COTTA SERIES I
french pigments, acrylic+gold leaf
14 x 14" unframed |
TERRA COTTA SERIES II
french pigments, acrylic+gold leaf
14 x 14" unframed
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TERRA COTTA SERIES III
french pigments, acrylic+gold leaf
14 x 14" unframed |
LES BICYCLETTES I
mixed media collage on wood panel
12 x 12" unframed
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LES BICYCLETTES II
mixed media collage on wood panel
12 x 12" unframed |
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LES BICYCLETTES III
mixed media collage on wood panel
12 x 12" unframed
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DORDOGNE RIVER VIEW
oil on canvas
24 x 36" unframed
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SYCAMORE
acrylic on canvas
14 x 14" unframed
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PINES
acrylic on canvas
14 x 14" unframed
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| Artist's Statement: I have had a lifelong interest in art and design. After some studio art at University of North Carolina and an Associate of Arts degree in Interior Design, I studied with many interesting artists in the Washington DC area. It was, however, studying some of the artists I most admire that influenced me the most – Vuilliard, Morandi and Fairfield Porter.
My landscape paintings are often inspired by living abroad and trips to Europe but, just as easily, they can be of the nearby Virginia countryside. The light on a crusty building or a village interests me as well.
The still lifes are painted directly from some naturally occurring scene or from organic shapes arranged in my house or studio.
As to the subject of mediums, I enjoy acrylic and oil. I like to try new approaches, something which is evident in the variety of my work. In some paintings, I use ink to emphasize form. In others I use thick paint brushes or palette knives to build impasto.
My goal is to bring simplicity, texture and rich color to my paintings and to search for new, stimulating subjects. Ruth French Clinard
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