Welcome to My Art

You'll find examples of my paintings, photography, poetry and prose and any other arts and crafts I turn my hand to here. There are some very old pieces from my younger days, right up to my very latest work

Daughter in the Sky

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

The Chap in the pic is my Dad, the building is the 14th Century Tower of the St Michael Monastery on Glastonbury Tor and the daughter in the sky is….yep you guessed it – me! My Dad and I took … Continue reading →

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Perfection’s Promise

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I love crocuses, they are such beautiful flowers and bring such hope, they’re one of the first flowers of spring and bring the promise of the warmth and colour of the summer to come. Here in Britain they shoot up … Continue reading →

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Speckled

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

The speckled leaves look so beautiful and yet are the product of disease and decay. Just goes to show that death does not have to be ugly. Life and death are intrinsically linked, we experience them every day. For all that … Continue reading →

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A Recent Workshop Doodle

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

A recent day workshop and I produced this piece. It’s about two thirds of an A4 sheet and is calligraphy black pen ink, with the colour coming from metallic, glitter and neon gel pens. Medium ink on paper Size 2/3 … Continue reading →

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A Wealie Doodle

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ruth Weal

A pen and ink doodle done with a Zebra Super Marble pen, size is A5. This is fairly typical of the style of doodle that I do, but I rarely fill a whole page like this. My doodles tend to … Continue reading →

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Little Swimmer

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Definitely a very cute little critter and a fantastic swimmer to boot! I was lucky enough to get a non-blurry pic of this little bit swimming around as they’re awful fast. It’s amazing how often you can see water voles in … Continue reading →