Paris, oil and graphite on canvas
If I could, I'd cover an entire wall in my home with Ruth Shively's paintings. I really would. Because I'm completely taken with the way this Portland, Oregon based painter works with color, head over heels in love with her portraits, her figures in landscapes. According to her bio, she's always been fascinated with 'people and the stories their faces tell'. And this fascination, it shows. There's a narrative in her portraiture, a story line in the strokes. It leaves me wanting more.
Motel, oil on linen
Last Day Of Summer, oil on canvas
Bath, oil and graphite on canvas
The Women, oil on canvas
Grandma On The Prairie, oil on wood
Waiting For A Boat Ride, oil on canvas
Girls Of The Congo, oil on wood
Vintage Store, oil on canvas
Tourist, oil on linen
Graumans Chinese Theatre, oil on canvas
To see more of Ruth Shively's work, visit her site and her flickr page. To purchase original paintings and prints, visit her etsy shop.
Contributor post by Hula Seventy.
16 comments:
Love this artist! Thanks for sharing!
These are beautiful... haunting, but beautiful.
Great work!
I totally know that vintage store! Love their lamps. Thanks for the rundown. Ms Shively makes beautiful art :-) Our current fave artist is one Steven Mathews. A little graphic novel-ish in style but really engaging stuff.
Wow, I love her work. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
I'm lovin the 'Tourist's' style.
I love the vintage shop painting ♥
Her style is really captivating = modern and nostalgic at the same time - so simple yet leaving one wondering what is the story behind the painted image. Thanks for the inspiration and art to share with fellow art lovers.
Wow...love this art. It makes me want to get my paints out again!
every one is beautiful (hearts)
Fantastic work. There's a bit of an Edward Hopper feel to some of them. Off to check out her Etsy shop.
totally in love with her work!
The painting Vintage Store is just so yummy!!!!!!!!
So beautiful. And so haunting in nature - almost like found photographs. Really neat.
huge ruth shively fan - we have 3 of her paintings!
Lovely. Thank you so much for sharing.
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