I see palette ideas everywhere I look, but somehow I usually skip pinks and purples. So girly, so not me, the warm color person. I’m far more drawn to fall colors but, around here, it’s spring in full bloom. And all around me are pinks.
Author: Liz Ruest
Artist creating digital collage fine art by layering printmaking, photography, and paper collage. Roots in Ontario, based in the Pacific Northwest since 1989.
Show: cARTography at ryan james
This spring, two pieces from my current body of work will be on display at ryan james fine arts in Kirkland — I am so pleased to be included in this show! It’s curated by Dawn Laurant, who traces her fascination with maps to her background in archaeology. She accepted feast upon and all this will be yours…
Process: What Makes a Good Detail?
Sometimes, the same images that are good focal points are also great as details. The difference is that details might get covered up by other layers, and need strength to poke through and catch your eye. I found myself reusing images over this series, not only because they are strong images that work through layers,…
Celebrating Spring
Blooms and botanicals for spring 2015. Digital collages © 2015 Liz Ruest
Putting Social Media to Work
There are lots of articles on the negative sides of social media: how to handle all the outlets, how to stay on top of it, and not become overwhelmed. Even reading about it is overwhelming! But why not approach it from the other side? How can you put social media to work FOR you? Here are the ways social…
Show: VALA Springtime Installation
My piece Trespass has been accepted into the spring show at VALA! Would you like to meet me up there for a viewing? I checked out the space a few weeks ago, and it’s a lovely mix of show and working artist spaces. There is a reception on Friday, March 6th, but unfortunately I’m out…
Studio Sale
It’s time for some of my pieces to move on, and artEAST is helping. They’re having a Studio Sale: we gallery artists get to clean out our workrooms and bring you discounted work and spare supplies. Like anything you see? These pieces are 33% to 50% off! To see these pieces, join me this weekend…
The Productivity of Puttering
Eventually I will come up with a body of work. By some time next summer, I will have spotted a theme, discovered a concept, made enough art that fits it, and will be busy telling its stories. But not now. Not in the middle of December, where it’s gray outside, where for the moment, we’re…