• Everyday Beauty

    Renee Ruggles

  • Hands

    Stubborn Beauty

    Genesis
    Tug
    The Girl's Got Potential
    Indian Burn

  • Work

    "Beauty is everywhere, from the rainbow of colors in our skin, to the personality evoked by the slant of a brow, to the inner glow of a rose petal. I use traditional oil painting to convey modern subjects and also do pastels that depict the myriad textures found in nature."

     

    Philosophy

    "In my Hands series, I explore taboo emotions, such as frustration, depression and even suicidal tendencies. To ignore negative emotion is to stigmatize people who are experiencing devastation. Life isn’t perfect; but, it’s all valid, beautiful, even gorgeous. I believe we lose the Van Gogh’s of this world because we refuse to look at negative emotions or situations. It's as if we think they are catching; or as if, by indulging them, we think we may make them worse. Modern society's insistence on “staying positive” can seem to blame the victims of life’s hardships for their situations. By sharing my own emotional experiences, I hope to help others feel less alone."

  • Still Lifes

    Real Life Captured

    Tout les Choses Fauxs (sold)
    Great Roots - Sold
    Sangria Still - commission
    Rabbit and Clock, demonstration sketch

  • Florals

    Garden Jewels

    Lisianthus and Snaps
    Abraham Darby in a Pink Vase
    Peonies
    September Roses
    Renaissance Tulips
    White Tulip in Parti-colored Vase

  • Landscapes

    Beloved Nature

    On a Clear Day (a.k.a. The Secret)
    The Orange Shirt, SOLD
    Gabe's Spider
    Gabe the Hiker, NFS

  • Pastels

    Textural Passages

    Munising Fall - sold
    Pastel Portrait - commissioned work
    Aunt Dede - private collection
    Munising Birch, SOLD

  • Portraits

    Informed by Tradition

    Commission
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    The Thinker - sold
    Brother - comission
    Sister - commission
    Buddy the Dog, by Renee S. Ruggles, c.r. 2017

  • Latest work

    Works in Progress

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    Gabe at Work

    (in progress)

    This man is straining to control something intangible. What?

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    The Mirror

    A small tagline

    What do you see when you look at this woman? Your own constructs? Assumptions? How about yourself?

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    Saint Dylan

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    Hopefully, this will be a modern St. Francis of Assissi figure, as I see this young man.

  • Picasso:

    “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."

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    Concentration

    A little history...

    While earning her Bachelors of Fine Art at Saginaw Valley State University, Renee researched methods and materials of the masters. Personal heroes are John Singer Sargent, who could capture a person’s spirit in a painting; Vincent van Gogh, for his fearless exploration of emotion through color and paint; and, Rembrandt van Rijn, for his complete mastery of the brush stroke.

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    Credentials

    Highlights...

    A member of Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the Portrait Society of America (PSA), Renee has exhibited in the Michigan State Governor’s Residence, the OPA Eastern Regional Exhibit, the Midland Center for the Arts, Saginaw Valley State University and the University of Wisconsin.

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    Personal Mastery

    Highlights...

    Renee has also studied under master portrait artist Daniel Greene in New York and attended UW Madison’s Life Drawing studio.

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