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14 Jun THE ARTIST’S DIARY – COCKATOOS AND HERONS

From observing Sulphur -crested Cockatoos in local parks, Yellow -tailed Black-Cockatoos flying over hinterland scrub on the Sunshine Coast and the Night Heron nesting in their favoured tree along the Noosa River, I was inspired to record these engaging creatures...

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  • Drawing , Noosa , oil on canvas , Ruth Horton Art , water-colour

21 Jan THE ARTIST’S DIARY – ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BFAC

The work “Untitled- hanging drawing” focuses on drawing and water colours that reflect Noosa and surrounds with birds

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  • Butter factory arts centre , Cooroy , Drawing , Noosa , Ruth Horton Art

07 Jan THE ARTIST’S DIARY – BLOOMING JELLLYFISH

A 19th Century biologist and artist, German born EARNST HAEKEL, recorded and created intricate hand drawn and water-coloured images of organisms including jellyfish, often revealing their geometric structures and patterns.

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  • Drawing , Noosa , Ruth Horton Art , water-colour

19 Dec THE ARTIST’S DIARY – “EMBEDDED – BIRDS IN LANDSCAPE”

Embedded - Birds in landscape represents an imaginary landscape referencing textile designs from Indian dowry bags.

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  • oil on canvas , Ruth Horton Art , Textiles

08 Dec THE ARTIST’S DIARY – “AFTER RABARI”

stems from my investigation of Rabari textiles from Northern India, where women gather daily for the afternoon ritual of embroidering and socializing.

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  • oil on canvas , Ruth Horton Art

19 Oct THE ARTIST’S DIARY – “A FLEETING BLOOM”

Image: Extracts from Edo screen (1650) and oil on canvas (2018) The current exhibition at QAGOMA,  A Fleeting Bloom. Japanese art from the Collection, sparked a genesis of an idea to combine Edo screens depicting pheasants and ...

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  • oil on canvas , QAGOMA , Ruth Horton Art

12 Oct ENTRANT in the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2018

ENTRANT in the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2018 at the Noosa Regional Art Gallery 19 October – 2December. “Tree of Life – secret garden” represents an imaginary landscape referencing textile designs from Indian dowry ...

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  • Drawing , Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize , Noosa Regional Gallery , Ruth Horton Art , Textiles

12 Oct PARTICIPATING ARTIST in the group exhibition ECLECTICA

PARTICIPATING ARTIST in the group exhibition  ECLECTICA at the BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE COOROY October 19 – November 27 “Netted” represents  tropical waterways filled with waterlilies and a drifting , wandering root system ...

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  • Butter factory arts centre , Cooroy , oil on canvas , Ruth Horton Art

11 Oct THE ARTIST’S DIARY – LOOK, DRAW, PRINT

AN IMPERFECT WORKSHOP FOR THE CREATIVE CURIOUS was the focus of a workshop held recently at the NOOSA REGIONAL GALLERY’. Artist and Textile Designer JULIE PATERSON shared her love of sourcing ideas and inspiration from the local ...

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  • handprinted , linen , Noosa , Noosa Regional Gallery , Queensland Art Gallery , Ruth Horton Art , Textiles

15 Mar NOOSA EXHIBITION 2018 – DUCK RIDER

9 Feb -18 March Noosa Regional Gallery Duck Rider was selected for display in the current group exhibition held by the Friends of the Noosa Regional Gallery.  The work is a comment on the proliferation of pool toys that appear on ...

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  • Noosa , oil on canvas , Ruth Horton Art
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