Ruth Conklin loves Northern Michigan, and through the
seasons paints the impressionist landscapes that bring visitors back to
Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Leelanau Peninsula. She explores the beauty
and intimacy of the magical vistas near her home on Lake Michigan,
preserving the artistic moment for collectors throughout the United
States.
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Ruth works with a deepened palette to recreate the spirit and strength of
the Michigan landscape, its patterns of hills and dunes, fragile flowers
and grasses, shimmering water and poetic sky. Purple is her favorite
color, and through it she captures the light and shadow of Leelanau, the
Land of Delight. |
Academically trained at the Art Institute of Chicago,
Vassar College and Goucher College, Ruth also has studied at Northwestern
Michigan College and the John Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. She
is accomplished in printmaking and wood carving and has worked in acrylic,
oil and pastel.
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During the winter months she spends with her husband in Florida, Ruth
paints from sketches and photographs to create new work. Each spring
visitors return to the Glen Arbor Gallery to discover Ruths treasured
interpretations of their favorite places. |
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