Again this year I have a work in the Sechelt Hospital Foundation’s Art of Healing fundraising event. This event includes a display of 36 pieces of art by local artists over the Art Crawl weekend (Oct 20-22) at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens. On Saturday (Oct 21), 36 Collector ticket holders and others will gather at the Gardens for a gala event that will culminate in a draw for one of the 36 pieces, plus a live auction of adventure packages and the draw for our grand prize raffle ticket holder for a trip for two to anywhere Air Canada flies in North America plus other travel benefits.

Here’s the piece I’ve donated—buy a Collector ticket ($600) and you may win the draw to have this on your wall! Event and raffle tickets can be purchased online only, at https://www.sechelthospitalfoundation.org/art-of-healing-event-ticket-details-2023/ and https://www.sechelthospitalfoundation.org/art-of-healing-exhibit-event-2023/

Hope to see some of you there!

***Turquoise and Jade*** acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 framed; market value $950

About Ruth

I work in soft pastels, acrylics, oils, watercolours, and mixed media. My usual style is best described as ‘naturalism,’ which seeks to represent how the human eye and brain perceive the world—with occasional side trips into abstract and contemporary approaches! I am inspired by, and hope that my work will help viewers to see, the beauty in the everyday world.

I have studied with many excellent Canadian and American artists, and hope to have integrated their teachings into my own distinctive style.

I am a Master Pastelist within (and former President of) the Pastel Artists Canada, and a member of The Landing Artists Collective, the Sunshine Coast Arts Council, the Coast Cultural Alliance, and an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. I am on the Purple Banner Tour, and the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl.