Inspiration

Inspiration

Hibernation vs Inspiration     I won’t even start on what gets me down about long cold winters. It was thus a surprise a couple of mornings ago when I found myself enjoying the beauty of the morning as I walked through soft fluffy snow and bright...
Colour

Colour

Loving the Gold “September Time”      Watercolour    Ruth Hayes       Colour!  It pulls me in- seduces me- speaks to me and casts a spell.  Rothko and Van Gogh are two of my favorite artists. ...
Finding the time to be creative

Finding the time to be creative

Painting Classes for Fall Sunlight beckons, the breeze in the trees is inviting and cool and I want to be outdoors enjoying the last days of official summer. I also wonder where the time goes as each day ends and I’m aware of what I intended to do and what was...
Summer Art Camp

Summer Art Camp

Painting Art Camp for Grown-Ups Summer Painting in Toronto It’s called Art Camp for Grown ups.  If you missed out on summer camp as a kid or your’re still a kid at heart and would love to have a week of creative fun painting indoors or outdoors once...
Working in a Series

Working in a Series

Water  “Rocky Beach”      Watercolour by Ruth Hayes      15″x 21″  Working in a series is not something that was planned or even thought about a great deal but it seems to be the way I have recently found...