Author name: ruth_ander

I had a day of white and light. Near enough to Imbolc, the light starting to seep in at the edges of each day. The beginning of the beginning of Spring. The time of a little hope. The day had been predicted- a full array of heart gladdening yellow suns at every hour on the […]

I prefer the solstice as a marker myself. I like the connection between us and the light, that is the focus of winter solstice. It makes me think of the ancient peoples who built all those strange and wonderful and perfectly logical calendars in the land- Stone Henge, Avebury, New Grange. Taking those shards of

As a landscape artist I was interested to visit the Royal West of England Academy exhibition ‘Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022’ (now finished). By chance, as is so often the way, I was also part way through ‘Spirit of Place: Artists, Writers and the British Landscape’ by Susan Owens. The two combined set

In September, sick of waiting to be ‘given’ a residency, and finding myself unexpectedly free of family responsibility for a week, I made my own artist’s retreat and residency in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. I exhibited and worked in the Courtyard Gallery and I had access to accommodation near the gallery. Here is my honest account. There

The short answer is because I like to, but the longer answer will make a better blog post. I’ve been asked that question, usually by amateur artists (whom I greatly admire by the way), incredulous that I don’t either paint or print in multiples. And sometimes I see their point- it’s often difficult to articulate