A local, artist-run gallery hosted a fun juried show this fall: 12″ square pieces only! I LOVE this format, and am thrilled when one of my compositions crops well to a square. I prepared a copy of Tea Time to match the format, and mounted an archival rag print of the collage image to a…
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Seasonal Images
Even though the sun continues to beam as I type this, the cold will be here soon enough. I’ve made some pieces to match the approaching season. Some of these are available to print as cards at RedBubble.com, and all of these images will be at artEAST‘s holiday Small Works show, starting November 16. Holiday images…
Show: Saturation Point
I have a piece in a show! June Sekiguchi accepted Sleepy, which I had printed on a 16″ square of aluminum, and mounted to a wood panel. I’m in great company. In addition to the piece shown here by Susan Melrath, there are also works by Deb Freng. Irena Jablonski, Jan Tervonen, Gretchen Van Dyke, Camille…
2012 Portfolio: Themes
I continue to be drawn to compositions with a sense of place and time, and enjoy abstracting them towards timelessness and less specificity. To see the whole body of work, choose 2012 Portfolio from the View menu. Let me know which ones you’d like to see in a physical, rather than a digital, form! I…
2012 Work Emerging
Web publishing is instant, when you’re reading it and looking for updates, but it sure takes some time to produce! I’m slowly working through a new body of work, which has taken months to come together, and now it feels like almost as much time is needed to present it to you. So while I…
Spring Spruceup!
I’ve moved a few things around, both on the site and at the gallery. The following pieces are now available through artEAST Art Center’s gallery in Issaquah: Remnants Docking (right) Windup A small piece: Interlude Lots of 5×7 cards for $5 Imprinted is still there as well, but the following small aluminum pieces are now back…
The Family Farm
A dear friend asked if I would like to work on an old family photo. I was delighted to see what I could do, and got it done in time for Mother’s Day. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest Original: 2700×1800 pixels, 18 image layers and 14 adjustment layers
Want Some Colored Texture?
I have worked up some larger textures for my 2012 palette, and they are available on Flickr to share! For example, this texture/color was built up from old cracked red paint at an inn on Vancouver Island, adjusted for brightness & contrast, then modified with: cracked plaster yellow leaves in the sunlight batik fabric from…