Joanne Beaule Ruggles

No Apologies for Structural Lines

Structural lines need no apology. Show how you found your way, what you thought, and how you changed your mind as you shaped your artwork – allow your viewer in! Documentation of the creative process within your artwork provides an additional layer of understanding between you and the viewer. You gain nothing by keeping them in… Read More

Name the Terrain

Some days I feel quite brilliant working in my studio. My process flows – it feels as if I am a spectator and the drawing is drawing me, the painting is painting me. I am filled with giddy confidence and technical prowess. While on other days, I am weighed down with despair. Why do I waste… Read More

Joanne Beaule Ruggles

Creating “Environments”

It is a universal truth that the first marks on any substrate are most difficult to place. A clean white surface is perfection, so why mess it up? The emptiness of the space is intimidating – there are too many paralyzing options available to the creator. My university students often had difficulty starting an artwork for… Read More