Ways to enjoy Summer Painting At last the pleasant weather is here, flowers are blooming and everything is bursting with colour. Perhaps your summer plans will take you out of Toronto but if  you are here and would like to experience the beach, the lake and...

Painting with it all-Mixed media "Life is about using the whole box of crayons"      A current painting trend  embraces the whole range of whatever is in the paint box and it's great fun! My first love is watercolour but it can be unforgiving in...

Watercolour as Soul Work Ruth Hayes       Watercolour       "Tree of Life" "The Artist must train not only his eye but also his soul. " Kandinshy Watercolour is said to be the most difficult medium because it doesn't allow for...

Painting classes - Winter 2018 Deep Winter "Winter Brilliance"   Ruth Hayes      Watercolour and Ink"   Happy New Year and I hope you enjoy winter. Loving winter has always been a challenge for me but especially this year. With...

Falling into Winter "Winter Blue"      Ruth Hayes     Watercolour "Creativity takes Courage"..... Matisse There's something about the light. Each year it happens as I notice the days getting shorter. Feeling a sadness at the dying of...

Lawrence Park Art Show Invitation "Blue Sonnet"   Watercolour   Ruth Hayes This upcoming weekend October 13, 14 and 15, I am participating in a fund raising art show at Larwrence Park Community Church. Opening night is Friday night 7-9 PM....

Power of Vision     Stumbling around in the dark or creating with vision. I've done both. Having always been an artist there has always been a familiarity with creative tools of expression such as colour, shapes, images and value. It took a long time of...

Fall trees          Watercolour      11'x17" Fall painting and Upcoming Workshops It's stating the obvious to observe that summer has disappeared in a flash and here we are at Fall and a new time for learning  and creating....