Ruth Bateman Email & Phone Number

Ruth instinctively paints large expressive and often spontaneous landscapes, these reflect her passion and response to the immediate environment around her. Distinct in style, Ruth uses splashes of colour, expressive mark making and combines a wild energy into each piece.Incorporating various techniques and materials into her work, she seeks to push and challenge the boundaries of traditional painting methodology.Painting acts as a visual voice or expression, capturing the essence of emotion that is often lost in the fast- paced world of today.Ruth's work is honest and a true reflection on her fascination and intrigue of the natural world, extending from landscapes through to nature, animals and beasts. Her paintings consist of layers or colour, often re-worked into, thus revealing an otherwise 'lost' moment in time, a memory recaptured. Paint is then systematically if not rather chaotically applied in the form of splashing, dripping, flicking, scratching and drawing.Alongside her growing reputation within the painting scene, Ruth has become well established and known for her wire and mixed media sculptures, where wire is used to transform a drawn line into energetic three dimensional sculpture. The majority of Ruth’s wire sculptures concentrate on her love of the Hare and bird-life. Fascinated and drawn to the colour, texture and the density that wire offers, Ruth sketches, and builds life into each piece, through a series of twists and binds. Movement being fundamental to each creation, allowing a life spirit to emulate and a individuality and character to shine.Ruth is available to work with individuals on a 1:1 basis or in small groups. Her emphasis is on allowing each individual the space and time to develop their own creative voice. Alongside her experience and own creative journey she will help assist, support and encourage in an energetic, fun and supportive way.Ruth is a registered member of DAISI (Devon Arts in School Initiative)

• Contemporary Artist

  Self-Employed

  Mar 2012 - Present

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  University Of Plymouth