Ruth Ann Weber – Artist Profile

"Tuscan Landscape", Oil, 10 x 8

Ruth  Ann is a representational oil and acrylic artist who strives to create a recognizable, yet fresh view of a subject. Like her main influence, John Singer Sargent, “I’m constantly working towards the goal of ‘saying more but painting less.’ Only the most important strokes should be included!”

Ruth Ann says “I love the challenge of using everyday objects, or a familiar place, to create a painting that talks to me. In a still life, I like to arrange and rearrange the pieces until the abstract shapes and patterns come together. Alone, the pieces may be ordinary, but when combined with exciting shapes and colors of fruits and vegetables sometimes a composition evolves that I like. I strive to continue the task of ‘keeping it simple’. Often what is left out of the composition is more important that what is included. On any particular day it could be an outdoor setting, and arrangement of garden flowers, or a beautiful, rich eggplant from the produce section of the grocery store that gets my ideas flowing. I love to paint subjects that are personal and meaningful to me. As I paint to please myself, if someone else enjoys it….that’s a bonus.”

As a member of the Oil Painters of America, Ruth Ann has studied with some of the most respected “modern masters” of our time: Robert Johnson and David Leffel.

Email Ruth Ann at:  ruthann_weber@yahoo.com