Art Crawl 2024

It’s that time again! Join me in my studio Friday Oct 18-Sunday Oct 20, between 10-5, to see new works and/or pick up a copy of my latest book In Plain Sight. Many of this year’s paintings are collages that integrate photographs taken in the 1800s of the Blackfoot people—a series connected to the themes of In Plain Sight.

Also this year, for the first time, pet portraits! My son’s new golden retriever has inspired me to explore painting animals—and I’m loving it!

Hope to see you next weekend!

JUNO

MOLLY—my old companion. I still miss her, twelve years later…

PAC Show at Federation Gallery

I am pleased to be included in this year’s Pastel Artists Canada show at the Federation Gallery (Vancouver, BC). Here are the details of the show dates, and an image of my painting—hope some of you will get to the exhibit, which promises to be a wonderful showcase of the variety and quality of pastel!

Summer Wishes 11.5 x 11.5 image size. Framed.

Book Launch Saturday August 24th 10:30 am Gibsons Public Market

Join me for an hour of exploration into a pivotal time in Canada’s history, when the demise of the bison and the coming of settlers and the Northwest Mounted Police upended the traditional life of the Blackfoot. My new book, In Plain Sight, will be officially launched (presentation and reading) in tandem with a collection of mixed media works related to its themes. Hope to see you there!

For the Facepuller collage and acrylic on panel 16 x 20 $395

Book Sales at Trail Bay Mall

As part of the Art & Words Festival/Writers’ Fest, I and a handful of other local writers will be hawking our wares at the Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt from 10-530 this coming FRIDAY (AUG 16) AND SATURDAY (AUG 17TH). I’ll have copies of all of my books—including the new one, In Plain Sight—and will have show special pricing. Hope to see you there or at the official In Plain Sight book launch on SATURDAY AUGUST 24TH at 10:30 a.m. at the Gibsons Public Market (upstairs, Coastal Room)

Thanks for a great Crawl and GPAG show

Many thanks to the folks who came out to see my work throughout the Art Crawl! It was a lovely weekend and I very much enjoyed meeting and reconnecting with so many art and book lovers.

My new book, Between the Lines, arrived JUST in time for the Crawl and I hope those who purchased it will enjoy the read. It will soon be available at my usual outlets (Talewind Books in Sechelt BC; Earthfair in Madeira Park, BC, and on Amazon as a print-on-demand and ebook)—and, as always, from me! Email me at rodgers.ruth@gmail.com for more information. See details about the book under Works—Books above—scroll to the bottom of the page.

From Nov 2-26, I will be delighted to share the Eve Smart space within the Gibsons Public Art Gallery with three of my Landing Artists colleagues: Charmaine Bayntun, Ed Hill, and Coralie Swaney. Although our arts collective officially disbanded in September, we had an unexpected opportunity for one more show. The space is limited, so we’ll each be showing only a small selection of works. I’ll have a collection of watercolours for sale—perfect for Christmas gift giving @ $275 for a 12 x 12 framed work. Some of my books (those with covers by Charmaine) will be in the GPAG gift shop during the month as well.

Drop by and see!