Eva-Maria Ruhl

Little Radish

I am working on several new oil paintings. This little radish made it first to the finish line.

Little Radish

8" x 8" oil on panel

Here it is with a frame. It glows like a little jewel.

My Paintings at the Delaware Art Show

Beyond Words: Plants

Each letter in the name of this exhibit was painted by a member of Studio 155.

I painted the R for Rhododendron, also Ruhl :)

Dance of the Reeds triptych

Small Works

Another collaborative work by Studio 155. Each member painted a plant idiom. The works are displayed in an accordion style book made by Betsey Carter.

My idiom: Rotten to the Core

oil on paper

More about Small Works HERE

Delirious

Helleborus niger

Fleur-de-lis

Iris triptych

More images from the Delaware Art Museum are posted on Studio 155 Facebook Page
and all works can be seen in the online exhibit
HERE

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Review of the exhibit by Moira Sheridan

Petals as portals to the soul

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Delirious

24" x 24", oil on textured canvas

Delirious, Helleborus niger, is framed and packed up, ready for the journey to the Delaware Art Museum
for the upcoming exhibit
Beyond Words: the Symbolic Language of Plants.

Hellebores niger, also known as the Christmas rose or Lenten rose, is noted for its early blooming and toxicity. In the early days of medicine, hellebores were used to cure insanity. Their symbolism includes magic, madness and delirium. In one mythological tale, the ancient seer Melampus used hellebore to cure the daughters of the king of Argos after the god Dionysos punished them with madness for scorning his worship.

Details:

Dance of the Reeds

An earlier painting, "Cattail", is now part of this triptych headed for the Delaware Art Museum.

The reed symbolizes humility. In Greek mythology, the nymph Syrinx, known for her chastity, was pursued by the amorous Greek god Pan. She ran to the river, where the river nymphs transformed her into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when Pan blew his frustrated breath across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion his pan pipes or “syrinx.” Pre-Raphaelite artist, Arthur Hacker’s Syrinx inspired this painting.