Ruth Formica

Ruth Formica during her exhibition at Cerulean Arts

Whether I am in an urban setting or the rural countryside, I am determined to live in nature’s world-and my paintings reflect this. I am interested and inspired by the form and color of the natural world especially as found in plants and flowers, although I may choose not to paint them the way they probably look to other people. I may enhance or completely change their color, size, and gesture. I see the landscape with plants and flowers as very abstract, and this is what I like about painting from them. I feel free to arrange everything as I wish, and depict colors, lines and form as I wish. I want to be offline. I don’t want to look at images of flowers or paint realistic images, I want to “feel” the flowers, become them. I find as I go back and forth between a real flower, and a flower I have abstracted, I am engaged with possibilities. Sometimes I add fruit and the occasional bird, cat or garden fairy that may or may not be recognizable to the viewer. Water, fish and night skies also attract and inspire me and recently are sometimes also included.

Ruth Formica Resume

Ruth Formica's most recent solo exhibition was held November 9 - December 4, 2022. A selection of work is currently available at the gallery as indicated. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.

Late Summer, gouache on paper, 22" x 30" Available

I Want It All, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Love in Blue and Violet, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Posies and Stripes, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Flowers and the Green Bowl, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Sunflowers for Ukraine, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Flowers on a Wednesday, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Mixed Bouquet, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

In the Garden, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Long View to the Mountains, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Camping, gouache on paper, 10" x 8" Available

Paris Mountain, gouache on paper, 10" x 8" Available

Full On Summer!, gouache on paper, 10" x 8" Available

Fairyland, gouache on paper, 9" x 12" Available

Summer Heat, gouache on paper, 20" x 16" Available

May 30th, gouache on paper, 20" x 16" Available

Tuesday Afternoon, gouache on paper, 20" x 16" Available

Don't Wait for Me, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Still Life on Pink, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

More of That, Please, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

Floral Madness, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

All My Blues, gouache on paper, 30" x 22" Available

A selection of works from Ruth Formica's previous exhibition is currently available at the gallery as indicated below.