Ruth Wolf
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This group of paintings shows the stories I tell myself and the games I play while I am watching paint dry. So much time in the studio is spent watching paint dry. In between watching, I interplay geometric shape and figurative form to amuse, confuse and distract myself.
I am painting on repurposed canvases that have been stored in the attic for quite some time, waiting -- pre-stretched and pre-primed -- for a new meaning. I start by making reference to the inner stretcher frame on the surface, as if I were building the support. Then I draw in the compositional grid, as I did with string when the canvases were fresh. I liked using this grid method to transfer and enlarge “the drawing”. Back then I did drawings on paper to capture ideas for paintings on canvas. Now I draw from experiential ephemera.
Matisse said: I do not think exactly the way I thought yesterday… I do not repudiate any of my paintings but there is not one of them that I would not redo differently if I had to redo.
Thank you for looking at my art work.
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Ruth Wolf's most recent solo exhibition was held December 6, 2023 - January 14, 2024. A selection of her work is currently available at the gallery as indicated. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
What Does the Painting See, acrylic on canvas with charcoal and ashes, 48" x 72"
Lost at See, acrylic on canvas with ink, 50" x 72"
I Wish I Were a River, acrylic on canvas with graphite, 50" x 72"
Still Life, acrylic on canvas primed with mica flake, 56" x 64"
Locked In, acrylic on canvas with chalk and white out, 24" x 34" SOLD
Amanda, acrylic on canvas with drier lint, net and pearls, 12" x 12" Available
Silvia, charcoal and spray paint on canvas with silver necklace, 12" x 12" Available
Betty, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12" Available
Gary, acrylic on canvas with graphite and white out, 12" x 12" Available
Dora, acrylic on canvas with white out, 12" x 12" Available
Fred, acrylic on canvas with burnt paper and white out, 12" x 12" SOLD
Alice, acrylic, spray paint, mesh and charcoal on canvas , 12" x 12" Available
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For inquiries on work from Ruth Wolf's previous exhibitions shown below, please Contact Us.
A Walk in Czechoskovakia, acrylic, litho crayon, graphite, 49" x 72"
Don't Go Home, acrylic, litho crayon, graphite,white-out, 49" x 41"
Sisters Walking, acrylic, litho crayon, chalk, 32" x 49"
Masks and Memories, acrylic and litho crayon, 32" x 32"
Masks and Mirrors, acrylic and litho crayon, 32" x 32"
The Day Before the Mourning, acrylic, gauze, ashes, mica flake, 49" x 72"
Daphne, acrylic, white-out, pastel, 12" x 12"
Luna, silk, acrylic, pencil, earring, 12" x 12"
Cherry, mesh, acrylic, tape, litho crayon, 12" x 12"
Eric Avon, acrylic on silk, 12" x 12"
Freida, acrylic on silk with rust and tape, 12" x 12"
Phoebe, silk, paper, taupe, acrylic, 12" x 12"
Invisible People - Dorothy, spray paint, silk cloth, chalk, graphite, 12" x 12" SOLD
Invisible People - Anna, acrylic, pen, pencil, charcoal, 12" x 12"
Invisible People - Tomatoes, spray paint, mesh plastic bag, graphite, 12" x 12" SOLD
Outside Looking In, acrylic, charcoal on recycled painting, 50.5" x 56.5"
Mona, ink block print with decals, 22" x 30"
The Dead Run at Night, acrylic and cloth on canvas with glow-in-the-dark, 58" x 50"
Leaf Shadows, acrylic, screen with plastic bugs on canvas, 35.5" x 39"
Whisperers, acrylic and cloth on canvas with glow-in-the-dark, 34" x 48"
No One Screamed, acrylic on canvas, 25" x 43"
Into the Sea of Place and Time, acrylic on canvas, 28" x 84"
Dawn, acrylic and litho crayon on canvas, 10" x 10"
Noon, acrylic and litho crayon on canvas, 10" x 10"
Dusk, acrylic and litho crayon on canvas, 10" x 10"
Night, acrylic and litho crayon on canvas, 10" x 10"
Veiled Head, graphite and charcoal, 29" x 29"
Angry Head, graphite and charcoal, 27" x 33"
Invisible People - Gloria, mixed-media on canvas, 12" x 12"
Invisible People - Greta, mixed-media on canvas, 12" x 12"
Tashfeen, silk, spray paint, sharpie on canvas, 12" x 12"
Seeing, acrylic, screen on canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD
Pond, acrylic, spray paint, carbon paper on canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD