Here's another photo from a fan.  I might have a slide of this somewhere.  I'll update the posting if I can fine the name and year.

All in the family

A fan sent in a picture of a Ruth Dicker painting and said there are more in her family.  She is going to send more pictures soon.  This painting was purchased at the Nut Tree.

Here is Winter Sky - Deveaux from 1989.

Mustard Field II

This painting was recently found a thrift store and offered up for sale on ebay.  It is called Mustard Field II from 1982.  What other paintings are out there waiting to be found?

The Studio Wall

Recently, I've been thinking more about Ruth's studio.  I didn't think I had any pictures of the floor, which was one of the most interesting things in the house.  Ruth's painting process involved a lot of splatter and drops of paint and it all ended up on the floor.  The large wall was where new paintings and works-in-progress would live.  Looking though the latest set of scans, I see that I actually have many pictures of the wall and floor, so here are a few.

Les Fleurs De Le Soleil and Rocky Ridge

Two more great paintings from private collections have recently been sent in.  The first is actually featured on one of the Ruth Dicker postcards.  It is called Les Fleurs De Le Soleil from 1991:

The second one is called Rocky Ridge from 1988:

I believe this is a companion piece to a few more like it, but I have to track down photos.

Slide Scanning Complete

I just got back a set of over five hundred slides that I had scanned.  There is a great variety of different periods and styles.  There are paintings that I know and paintings I have never seen before.  It will take a while to go through and crop and adjust them, but here is a small sample to start with.

I believe this was a commission for a Sonoma County bank that has since closed.

This is the mural that now hangs in the Yosemite Arts Center before it made its trip from Santa Rosa.

This might be the Marin Civic Center show.

A large six-panel polyptych.

I think this is the Ampex show in Redwood City, CA (with artist).

An early abstract style.

A wood construction.

A classic tree painting.

Fragrance of Nature

A Ruth Dicker fan from the Pacific Northwest sent in this photo.  The painting is called Fragrance of Nature and it is from 1963.  It is a nice example of mid-century modern style.