Ruth Beloe
Ruth trained at the Charles H Cecil Studios in Florence – a fine art school modelled on the ateliers of 19th Century Paris – where, over a period of three years, she studied portrait and figurative drawing and sculpting using the ‘sight-size’ technique.
Back in the UK, Ruth opened a studio in Ely and began accepting portrait commissions in charcoal and clay; she then worked for a time in an artists’ foundry to better understand the processes and practicalities of lost wax casting for bronze.
Attracted by the different visual challenge it presents, over the last 15 years Ruth has painted in oil, returning to Florence for short periods to develop her technique. Ruth simply paints things she finds beautiful, from everyday items to a spectacular costume or view. Working mainly from life, she paints directly onto a linen panel with oils; every new still life, flower, every landscape or interior at a particular time of day, creates a new and fleeting image and with it a new challenge.
Most recently, Ruth was appointed Artist in Residence at Fairfax House.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Ruth directly for information on shows or artwork
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