2024
Artist Comments
Set against an expansive yellow field, a cluster of white farmhouses stands at ease near the horizon. The scene whispers of silence, space, and distance. The composition exudes both an isolating and calm atmosphere.
About the Artist
Artist Ruth LaGue paints pastoral landscapes and architecture pared down to their barest forms. By providing the most minimal visual cues, she invokes rather than details—adjusting the placement of the horizon line in her paintings, suggesting a range of natural formations. "I am particularly drawn to the interplay between colors and textures in defining spaces," says Ruth. Growing up in an artistic family in Alaska, she has always been encouraged to be creatively curious. Ruth found an indelible connection between the vast, wild landscape of her childhood and the limitless internal landscape of the soul as she traveled through India. The concepts of her practice as a graphic designer and creative director—with a focus on user-centric design—carry over to build a strong foundation for her current work, stretching form, line, and color to their limits. She works at her home studio in Massachusetts with her two Havanese dogs, Rikki and Owen, keeping her company. When she's not painting, Ruth enjoys working the computer, reading, and watching The Great British Bake Off.
Words that describe this painting: farmhouse, horizon, open, field, rural, silence, soft, Americana, simple, minimalist, horizon, country, countryside, barn, sky, color block, architecture, landscape, modern , acrylic painting, yellow
Quiet
Ruth LaGue
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2024
24 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 8 oz.
Listen, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Red-roofed barns sit quietly under a pale blue sky. Snow covers the ground, creating a calm and quiet scene. Power lines stretch overhead, adding a stark stilln...
Acrylic
The Road, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A road carves through vividly-colored farmland, leading the eye past clustered buildings and telephone poles. The sharp lines, flat colors, and overhead perspec...
Acrylic
Shades of Blue, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A central blue-roofed barn stands confidently in a vast yellow field, backed by a cluster of buildings in the distance. Flattened shapes and a bold palette crea...
Acrylic
On the Wire, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In her signature style, artist Ruth LaGue paints a barn and silo with minimal intervention. Inspired by the shapes and patterns of the landscape, she draws th...
Acrylic
Field of Flowers, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Ruth LaGue paints a pastoral landscape with a white barn partially concealed by trees. Inspired by the shapes and patterns of a field of flowers, Ruth ...
Acrylic
Park Hill Orchard, Original Painting
By Ruth LaGue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bold red barn stands out against a sunlit, chartreuse-green field. Small outbuildings suggest the hum of rural life, while the colors radiate warmth and growt...
Acrylic
Sea Scars - Figurative British Landscape / Oil Paint on Canvas
By Claire Wiltsher
Located in London, GB
The multi award winning artist Claire Wiltsher was born in Wales and studied at both Lancashire and Northumbria Universities. Claire’s work has attracted critical acclaim. In 2010 th...
Canvas, Oil
"Grey Barn" (2024) By Sandra Pratt, Landscape Oil Painting
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
"Grey Barn" by Sandra Pratt Artist Statement: My work is inspired by my emotional response to places I've seen and experienced. In particular, the contrasts of light and dark. I en...
Oil, Panel, Linen
Deborah Hill, "Winter Fields III", 30x30 Winter Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
By Deborah Hill
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Winter Fields III" is a 30x30 contemporary oil painting on canvas by artist Deborah Hill. Featured is an abstract view into an expansive snow...
Canvas, Oil
Stanley Bielen "Cyma" Oil on Paper/Mounted
By Stanley Bielen
Located in New York, NY
For several decades the main focus of my work as a painter has been small format still lives. Simple arrangements of familiar things, placed on a shelf in natural light. The subject ...
Oil
White Barn on Homestead
By Maureen Chatfield
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1948 Artist Statement: "My paintings are intuitive responses to the myriad forces that shape my life—emotions that translate into color, visual memories of forms and c...
Canvas, Oil
Stanley Bielen "Essen" Framed Oil on Paper Painting
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Located in New York, NY
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Oil, Paper
