Ruth Meijer

My artwork explores the rhythms of life and the transient moments that catch my attention.  Each time I step outside, I’m aware of movement all around me: birds flying across the sky, a breeze ruffling through some leaves, water washing over the sand.  Through a mix of observation and imagination, I identify the shapes that define the patterns that describe these movements.  

I like the tension that occurs by juxtaposing positive and negative shapes and the ambiguity that results from seeing only one part of a scene.  The suggestion of what else is there or could happen creates an ethereal quality, enhanced by the reduction of objects to elemental images of line and form.

View my cv here . You can also find me on Instagram @ruthmeijerpdx.

waterfall 1, charcoal on paper, 11” x 14”

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