Event: artEAST Wine Walk

artEAST has a new, fabulous exhibit to show off, and I’ll be hanging out there at the last Wine Walk of the season. Join me? Last chance to see my trees before the summer refresh: Running, Binding, Fusing are all available in aluminum. I also have matted 8×10 prints ready to frame, and blank cards, if you want smaller pieces….

Process: Chasing a Palette

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.

Celebrating Spring

Blooms and botanicals for spring 2015. Digital collages © 2015 Liz Ruest

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…

Skagit Horizons

Have you driven through the Skagit Valley in northwestern Washington? I find it beautiful all year, not just during its famous tulip season. The horizons are visible for miles! That I grew up in a farming area likely explains why I’m drawn to these views. My home town, in the Ottawa Valley, has similar terrain. A friend…

Reacquainted

Welcoming apple blossoms. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 33 layers

Peach

The tulip as concept. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 25 layers

Coral

Forced hue, but still a tulip. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 25 layers