Biography
As early as ten years of age, Ruth expressed her love and passion for art. Later in life she wrote: “I try to put on paper the views of the world that surround me.” At this gentle age of 10 years, Ruth began her formal art training. Her studies would carry her through ‘til college, where she continued at BYU and BYU-I as well as working with prominent instructors such as the late Sergei Bongart and, more recently, Ovanes Berberian, whom Ruth describes “greatly inspired me and influenced the way I perceive and create art.”
Ruth grew up in the lights and shadows of the Canadian Rockies where she spent years attempting to capture the grandeur of those mountains onto canvas. This past summer as she revisited those beautiful mountain peaks, Ruth expressed continued inspiration by their majesty.
She served as the president of the Idaho Falls Art Guild for a time and while teaching art, she would convey to her students, “My challenge is to put on canvas the beauty of the world, the people of the world, and the inspiration of their lives.” Ruth was able to understand the relationships of color and manipulate them into a beautiful symphony. She often claimed, “Art will stimulate and inspire all of us to improve ourselves, our families, our homes, and ultimately our world!” Most of her work was painted "en plein air" as she believed this type of study was essential to begin to understand the relationship of color.