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Ruth Garfield: Photographs

Published: March 19, 2015

Patioscapes

On exhibit at Central Library, March – April 2015

Ruth Garfield 3 photos

 

Artist statement:

During the warmer months, I enjoy observing plants on our patio as they grow and develop. I especially enjoy photographing them and creating small, serene landscapes, or patioscapes. Each patioscape includes one of my favorite sightings of plant life, which I tend to find by seeking out a plant’s inherently organic and artful arrangement. I look for something vibrant, yet peaceful, and relatively sparse.

Close-ups allow me to showcase striking plant attributes, such as color, texture, and shape. Because of these attributes, a plant may appear to be the center of attention in a photograph. However, the interplay of the subject with its background – for example, a flower leaning on a fence or a fern’s position in a stone wall – is crucial to the overall effect, and underscores how subject and background complement one another and often are equally important.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Learn more about Art Exhibits at the Library.

 

March 19, 2015 by Web Editor Filed Under: Art Exhibits, On Exhibit

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  1. Lynn M. Koch says

    March 22, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    These photos are wonderful! They make me hopeful that spring will soon be here, bringing color and life to our bare landscape. Thank you!

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