Ruth Andre » About the Artist

My love of horses and the wild landscape began while growing up in a beautiful southern California valley.  The romance of the west and its untouched beauty made a deep impression that I have held close, my entire life. 

I studied art and design at California State Long Beach as well as printmaking at Otis/Parsons Art Institute.  My interest in art led me to a career representing artists and photographers located in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.  Then in 1992 I took my first painting workshop with Maurice Larioux in Santa Fe, NM and I was hooked on painting.  I continued studying on my own and taking workshops with known artists to learn the art of painting.  I have been involved with art for most of my life.  Printmaking, fiber-sculpture and graphic design are all part of who I am, but painting is my true love.  I look to my previous careers as very important, since they were a molding of different mediums that formed what I do today.   

My paintings are representational, oil on canvas, western in theme.  You will find horses and cows to be my favorite subjects.  If you are interested in purchasing a painting, please email me at andre@ruthandre.com or call 209-267-1135.  Master Card, Visa and Discover Cards are available.

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