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

Are you ready for Halloween and Bonfire night?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Halloween is next weekend and it’s time to get pumpkin carving, stash some treats and get with the scary costume and haunted house prop making! Last year I carved my fist pumpkin, I’ve always left that messy stuff to other … Continue reading →

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Dark Goddess

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I’ve been fascinated by mythology since I was a young girl, lapping up any stories of King Arthur, Robin Hood, Sinbad the Sailor and anything Egyptian, Norse and Arabian. I distinctly remember the first time I saw Ray Harryhausen’s depictions … Continue reading →

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New camera has arrived!

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Just a quick note to say the new Pentax K7 arrived the other day and I have taken it out for a test drive, unfortunately due to technical incompatibilities between Photoshop CS3 and the K7 PEF format I wasn’t able … Continue reading →

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In memory of Uncle Steve

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Today I’m dedicating my blog post to my Uncle Stephen, better known to those who loved him as Steve. He would have been 60 today, but sadly died 20 years ago this March just passed, not quite making 40. Uncle … Continue reading →

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An A303 Sunset

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Ruth Weal

An on the move post, I just took this photo on the way home from work today, just as I passed Stonehenge. Don’t worry, Ben was driving! Just goes to show that even the rubbish camera on the iPhone 3GS … Continue reading →

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Dusk’s Women

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I may have mentioned before that I’m more likely to witness dusk than dawn. I feel a strange affinity with that time of the day, maybe it’s because I love the night so much and the dusk is always the … Continue reading →