The artist: Ruth Chase of Nevada County
Ruth Chase of Nevada City with her latest work,
"Vulcan Dreaming," an 18x24 inch oil on canvas.
The Union photo/David B. Torch
12:01 a.m. PT Jul 19, 2007
What is your job title? I am an artist and designer and a mother of a 2-year-old daughter.
Describe in a sentence or two your art. My art has been described at modern surreal or psychological
portraiture. It is oil on canvas.
How long have you been working in this discipline? Twenty years.
Why do you do it? Because it's spiritual release for me - my therapy.
What do you hope to accomplish? I love completing a series of works; it tells me a lot about where I'm at
inside. I also love to see my pieces go to homes that appreciate them. I don't have a specific goal, but I
do feel a connection to other people when I show my work.
Do you create your art with an exact message you want the viewer to receive and if yes, what is that
message? I don't have a specific message. In fact, I feel my work evolving to have more of a message. I
feel each piece is an imprint of my soul, and that will often have a message for the viewer.
Where do you want to be with your art, in terms of part-time versus full-time status, art positions and
where your works are seen? I would love to go back to full-time painting. As my daughter grows and
goes to school, I would love to dedicate myself to my work and make a living full time.
What kind of special training did you take? I graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990.
Regardless of school, though, I learned how to paint by doing it and relying on my inner and outer
vision to guide me.
What's your favorite part of your endeavors? I love seeing how rich I am spiritually through my work. My
work reminds me of my inner strength.
What's your least favorite part of your endeavors? Seeing my sadness and hurts from the past that
come up when I paint. Of course, it's an opportunity to purge them, as well, so it's a good thing.
How many hours a day or, if more appropriate, a week do you spend on your work? I paint one to three
hours a day when my daughter naps and two extra hours when my girlfriend watches her.
Do you consider it hard work and could anyone do it? Everyone can create. The more relaxed and
receptive they are, the more easily it will come.
Any other comments you'd like to include? Come see my art at the Broad Street Bistro and Gallery in
Nevada City, Aug. 5 through Oct. 7. The reception is Aug. 17, 7 to 9 p.m. I'll also be in the Open
Studios Tour in October. Visit my Web site at chaseboudreaux.com.
Ruth Chase of Nevada City with her latest work,
"Vulcan Dreaming," an 18x24 inch oil on canvas.
The Union photo/David B. Torch
12:01 a.m. PT Jul 19, 2007
What is your job title? I am an artist and designer and a mother of a 2-year-old daughter.
Describe in a sentence or two your art. My art has been described at modern surreal or psychological
portraiture. It is oil on canvas.
How long have you been working in this discipline? Twenty years.
Why do you do it? Because it's spiritual release for me - my therapy.
What do you hope to accomplish? I love completing a series of works; it tells me a lot about where I'm at
inside. I also love to see my pieces go to homes that appreciate them. I don't have a specific goal, but I
do feel a connection to other people when I show my work.
Do you create your art with an exact message you want the viewer to receive and if yes, what is that
message? I don't have a specific message. In fact, I feel my work evolving to have more of a message. I
feel each piece is an imprint of my soul, and that will often have a message for the viewer.
Where do you want to be with your art, in terms of part-time versus full-time status, art positions and
where your works are seen? I would love to go back to full-time painting. As my daughter grows and
goes to school, I would love to dedicate myself to my work and make a living full time.
What kind of special training did you take? I graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990.
Regardless of school, though, I learned how to paint by doing it and relying on my inner and outer
vision to guide me.
What's your favorite part of your endeavors? I love seeing how rich I am spiritually through my work. My
work reminds me of my inner strength.
What's your least favorite part of your endeavors? Seeing my sadness and hurts from the past that
come up when I paint. Of course, it's an opportunity to purge them, as well, so it's a good thing.
How many hours a day or, if more appropriate, a week do you spend on your work? I paint one to three
hours a day when my daughter naps and two extra hours when my girlfriend watches her.
Do you consider it hard work and could anyone do it? Everyone can create. The more relaxed and
receptive they are, the more easily it will come.
Any other comments you'd like to include? Come see my art at the Broad Street Bistro and Gallery in
Nevada City, Aug. 5 through Oct. 7. The reception is Aug. 17, 7 to 9 p.m. I'll also be in the Open
Studios Tour in October. Visit my Web site at chaseboudreaux.com.
Living : San Mateo County Times Thursday, January 5, 2006
Bonny Zanardi
ART NOTES
Caldwell Gallery exhibit in Redwood City has feminine focus
AN EXHIBIT of paintings by Ruth Chase Boudreaux and Elaine Coombs opens today at the Caldwell
Gallery in the County Government Center in Redwood City.
"Unconditionally Feminine" features portraits by Chase Boudreaux and florals by Coombs.
Chase Boudreaux was born in 1965 and grew up on Venice Beach, where her family had a storefront
shop on the boardwalk. Her parents were creative people who provided her with an "eclectic" upbringing.
She earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. In her biography,
Chase Boudreaux says that in those four years of study she learned that "my life is my art, and painting
is a small __expression of that puzzle."
Radical changes to her life came with the birth of her daughter and, therefore, her paintings changed as
well. "I see my finished pieces as shells that encase my spirit, caught in the moment of creation," she
says. She has gained recognition for her large and intense paintings of faces; currently she is painting
small images of the baby.
Chase Boudreaux has taught adult fine art for the City of Santa Monica and in 1993 was Artist in
Residence at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, N.Y. She has exhibited throughout California.
Her studio is in the Linden Station complex in South San Francisco, as is that of Elaine Coombs.
Coombs holds a bachelor of arts degree with honors in art and art history from the University of Toronto
in Ontario, Canada. She also holds a
Diploma of Fine Arts in studio practice from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
Coombs' solo and two-person exhibitions appeared at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery in San Ramon,
DiPietro Todd in Mill Valley, The Fairmont in San Francisco and the Palette Room Gallery in
Toronto. She also has participated in numerous group exhibitions in California, New York and
Toronto.
"On one level, I paint flowers because they have a certain strength," she notes. While traditionally they
have personified beauty and delicacy, Coombs sees them "as joyful examples of the abundance and
diversity of nature."
"Unconditionally Feminine" will be on view through Feb. 27. The Caldwell Gallery, curated by ARTshare,
is at 400 County Center. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Friday. Call (650) 591-2101.
Bonny Zanardi
ART NOTES
Caldwell Gallery exhibit in Redwood City has feminine focus
AN EXHIBIT of paintings by Ruth Chase Boudreaux and Elaine Coombs opens today at the Caldwell
Gallery in the County Government Center in Redwood City.
"Unconditionally Feminine" features portraits by Chase Boudreaux and florals by Coombs.
Chase Boudreaux was born in 1965 and grew up on Venice Beach, where her family had a storefront
shop on the boardwalk. Her parents were creative people who provided her with an "eclectic" upbringing.
She earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. In her biography,
Chase Boudreaux says that in those four years of study she learned that "my life is my art, and painting
is a small __expression of that puzzle."
Radical changes to her life came with the birth of her daughter and, therefore, her paintings changed as
well. "I see my finished pieces as shells that encase my spirit, caught in the moment of creation," she
says. She has gained recognition for her large and intense paintings of faces; currently she is painting
small images of the baby.
Chase Boudreaux has taught adult fine art for the City of Santa Monica and in 1993 was Artist in
Residence at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, N.Y. She has exhibited throughout California.
Her studio is in the Linden Station complex in South San Francisco, as is that of Elaine Coombs.
Coombs holds a bachelor of arts degree with honors in art and art history from the University of Toronto
in Ontario, Canada. She also holds a
Diploma of Fine Arts in studio practice from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
Coombs' solo and two-person exhibitions appeared at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery in San Ramon,
DiPietro Todd in Mill Valley, The Fairmont in San Francisco and the Palette Room Gallery in
Toronto. She also has participated in numerous group exhibitions in California, New York and
Toronto.
"On one level, I paint flowers because they have a certain strength," she notes. While traditionally they
have personified beauty and delicacy, Coombs sees them "as joyful examples of the abundance and
diversity of nature."
"Unconditionally Feminine" will be on view through Feb. 27. The Caldwell Gallery, curated by ARTshare,
is at 400 County Center. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Friday. Call (650) 591-2101.
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