Art Blog, Ruth Buchanan

Conversations around my Cathedral Series

First published Thursday 13th August 2024 I recently had to write a short piece about me and my new work, the Cathedral Series for The...

Aug 12, 202413 min read

Into My Twenty-First Year – Onwards and Uphill

First published Thursday 21st January 2021 2021 So we have arrived: today is the official 20th anniversary of my small business as an...

Jan 21, 20218 min read

My Twentieth Year . . . Well, That Was Unexpected

First published Wednesday 20th January 2021 2020 In 1992, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ with my then movie-buddy...

Jan 20, 202111 min read

Year Nineteen . . . Reflections and Emotions

First published Tuesday 19th January 2021 2019 Early in 2018, I had been contacted by Charlotte Bowskill, who had worked at a gallery in...

Jan 19, 20218 min read

Eighteen . . . Firsts, Lasts, and Everything

First published Monday 18th January 2021 2018 My favourite painting in 2018 was 'Breathe', of which there is also a Limited edition...

Jan 18, 20218 min read

Seventeen - Prizes and Determination

First published Sunday 17th January 2021 2017 The year started with me moving studios once again. The lovely, huge offices in Garforth...

Jan 17, 20219 min read

Bitter-Sweet Sixteenth Year

2016 The year started out with me painting away back in the studio, and one of my favourites from this year was a reworking of a painting...

Jan 16, 202110 min read

Year Fifteen - Nervous Energy, Death and Taxes

2015 2015 started with me returning to my old design days, painting and . . . writing. Somehow, during the past year, I had been co-opted...

Jan 15, 20218 min read

Fourteen - Shades of Grey, Light and Colour

2014 I started 2014 with an artistic challenge to myself - to just paint skies for a whole month. I have mentioned before that I set a...

Jan 14, 20215 min read

Thirteen Years . . . Luck's Rollercoaster

2013 My favourite piece from 2013 is ‘Chuckle’ (later published as Limited Edition Print, ‘Pip’s Party’). I painted this, partly because...

Jan 13, 20217 min read

2 3 4 5

Search By Tags

Content Disclaimer

The contents of this article or blog are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this article or blog. Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this article or blog. Ruth Buchanan disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this article or blog.

Acceptable Use Notice

My musings on my life as an artist, my processes in drawing and painting horses, the healing connections between horses and their humans, life drawing, figurative art and the business of being an artist.t.