Ruth Hunter
Profile
- Name
- Ruth Hunter
- Age
- 43
- City
- Jesup
- Country
- United States
- Joined
- Feb 2008
I am originally from Dallas, Texas and have been living and working as a full time artist for more than 16 years along the eastcoast. I studied fine art in Dallas at Eastfield Community College and Richland Community College for five years.
Artist Statement
I never begin painting with an idea in mind. Instead, I begin with color and movement. Abandoning forethought to clear my mind…to get out of my own way and let the image emerge from between the many layers of color. I step outside of myself and watch how the colors interact along with the build up of texture until I catch a glimpse of the image…
The human figure has been a persistent image in my work. the gesture as a means of expressing emotion…the attachment to self-representation as a means of drawing the viewer in…like a mirror of the soul. My paintings are not necessarily personal commentary but rather a deeper reflection of universal consciousness with multi-colored emotions both trascendent and shaded.
Color carries with it a feeling-tone, visually, and effects the viewers mind in much the same way music does, audibly. As I paint, images shift in and out of the layers…unfolding their own mysteries. The process is for me an ongoing inner journey on canvas. With the expression of raw human emotion, I hope to open a window through which the viewer can visually engage in their own inner journeys
Groups
Ruth Hunter is a member of 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture, Abstract Art, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Out of the Blue, Spiritual Art, The Artistic Nude and Yellow Fever.
Art
Writing
The Underdream
winter sleeping leaves me bare / with all my silent screams….
