R. Ruggles

Painting

  • Midnight Garden

    Second painting on the 8″ round circles started with a watercolor pencil sketch then outlined with POSCA paint pens. This gave me defined areas to…

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  • Blue Racoon

    I have a pack of these 8″ wooden circles I intended for a different project, but then I decided to use them as a canvas…

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  • Little Bug Painting

    I bought a pack of these little 6×6 canvas boards on my art supply birthday shopping spree and decided to do one of my watercolors…

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  • Sculpting Buttons – Part 3

    CosClay can be painted directly with acrylic paint, and the coverage is very satisfying. For the first coat of paint, my goal is the “cover…

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  • Childhood Art Chair Restored

    Restored and hand painted my childhood art chair with acrylic paint and POSCA pens.

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  • Big Bird

    Today I experimented with making large-scale art using my iPad, the ShopBot, and acrylic paints: I created a digital doodle on my iPad with Procreate.…

  • Get Out of the Way

    Unprocessed experiences will rear their ugly heads and work their way into the front of your mind. Old memories were nagging for attention taking me…

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  • Robot 3-Up

    I’ve been enjoying the challenge of these painting exercises. Painting the same image on three canvases simultaneously forces me to keep the brush moving and…

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  • Create to Connect

    Artists are not like athletes. We can’t win gold, beat other creatives, or come first. Sport is objective; our craft is subjective. Creating to be…

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  • Baking Painted Polymer Clay?

    My latest sculpture is slowly coming to life as a Scuba-Saurus, a dino with adorable swim gear. Unfortunately, adding the goggles over the eyes will…

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  • 4up Painting Practice

    Connecting with the image world thru 4up painting.

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