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Katharine Butler Gallery
1943 Morrill Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
941.955.4546
Hours:
Tues-Sat 11-4 pm/Friday 11-4 pm; 6-9 pm.
Artist receptions and Towles Court Artwalks are 3rd Friday of each month from 6-10pm.
Moonlight Fridays are 1st, 2nd, and 4th Fridays of the month from 6-9 pm. |
RUTH HÖÖK COLBY
With pastel I explore my world, thoughts and fantasies. My inspiration is both external and internal resulting in both realistic and abstract work. In the abstract work some paintings evolve from intuitive random drawings perhaps when listening to music. The dialogue with the marks on the paper and myself gradually evolve into color, shape and design. I find abstracts to be challenging and exciting as they present an idea from an inner personal perspective. Realistically, landscape or the figure is the inspiration. Sometimes it is total realism, other times I tweak it a bit to add a touch of the abstract.
"The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it." - Gustave Courbet
Ruth Höök-Colby was one of 10 finalists internationally selected in a competition sponsored by Pastel Artist International magazine (September/October 2002 edition). For many years, her paintings have been featured in national and international juried exhibitions throughout the United States. She has received numerous awards and holds signature membership in the Southeastern Pastel Society. The Belk Library at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina purchased one of her paintings for their permanent collection. She has juried into the Southeastern Pastel Society 12th International Open Exhibition held at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville, Georgia and into the Degas Pastel Society 11th Biennial National Exhibition in Place St. Charles in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
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Myakka River
Medium: Pastel
Dimension: 26.5 in W x 36 in H Framed
Price: $1275
Quantity: 1
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Flowering Palms
Medium: Pastel
Dimension: 44 in W x 30 in H Framed
Price: $2100
Quantity: 1
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White Birch
Medium: Pastel
Dimension: 20.5 in W x 26.5 in H Framed
Price: $800
Quantity: 1
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Taos Pueblo
Medium: Pastel
Dimension:
31.5 in W x 23 in H Framed
Price: $1250
Quantity: 1
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Sphere
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Pastel w/ Copper Leaf
Dimension: 28 in W x 28 in H Framed
Price: $700
Quantity: 1
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Astral Path
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Pastel
Dimension: 37 in W x 29 in H Framed Price: $1200
Quantity: 1 |
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Kaleidescope
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Pastel
Dimension: 11 in W x 11 in H Framed
Price: $220
Quantity: 1 |
Landscape
Medium: Iridescent Pastel
Dimension: 14 in W x 11 in H Framed Price: $220
Quantity: 1 |
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Orange Isles
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Pastel w/ Iridescent Pastel
Dimension: 27 in W x 37 in H Framed
Price: $900
Quantity: 1 |
Three Square
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Pastel w/ Copper Leaf
Dimension: 37 in W x 29 in H Framed Price: $900
Quantity: 1 |
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