Art Blog, Ruth Buchanan

Jan 21
8 min

Into My Twenty-First Year – Onwards and Uphill

First published Thursday 21st January 2021 2021 So we have arrived: today is the official 20th anniversary of my small business as an...

Jan 20
11 min

My Twentieth Year . . . Well, That Was Unexpected

First published Wednesday 20th January 2021 2020 In 1992, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ with my then movie-buddy...

Jan 19
8 min

Year Nineteen . . . Reflections and Emotions

First published Tuesday 19th January 2021 2019 Early in 2018, I had been contacted by Charlotte Bowskill, who had worked at a gallery in...

Jan 18
8 min

Eighteen . . . Firsts, Lasts, and Everything

First published Monday 18th January 2021 2018 My favourite painting in 2018 was 'Breathe', of which there is also a Limited edition...

Jan 17
9 min

Seventeen - Prizes and Determination

First published Sunday 17th January 2021 2017 The year started with me moving studios once again. The lovely, huge offices in Garforth...

Jan 16
10 min

Bitter-Sweet Sixteenth Year

2016 The year started out with me painting away back in the studio, and one of my favourites from this year was a reworking of a painting...

Jan 15
8 min

Year Fifteen - Nervous Energy, Death and Taxes

2015 2015 started with me returning to my old design days, painting and . . . writing. Somehow, during the past year, I had been co-opted...

Jan 14
5 min

Fourteen - Shades of Grey, Light and Colour

2014 I started 2014 with an artistic challenge to myself - to just paint skies for a whole month. I have mentioned before that I set a...

Jan 13
7 min

Thirteen Years . . . Luck's Rollercoaster

2013 My favourite piece from 2013 is ‘Chuckle’ (later published as Limited Edition Print, ‘Pip’s Party’). I painted this, partly because...

Jan 12
7 min

My Twelfth Year and Olympic Efforts

First published Tuesday 12th January 2021 2012 I was off on my travels again in March of 2012, this time returning to Dubai to stay with...

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