Fine art paintings of American landscapes, people and wildlife. All paintings are oil based, unless otherwise stated, to canvas or linen.
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 | | These paintings are mostly of the Georgia Countryside, with a few coastal pieces. Some of the coastal pieces are from my previous life on the west coast. Some, I feel are still good enough to be shown, many are not. |
 | | Most of these portraits are of friends and family. A few of these are commissions. I am available for commissioned portrait work. |
 | | This is a new category for me. I will be updating it as quickly as possible and add new images when I can. |
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Watkinsville, GA
United States
| Auto-Bio: Joe M. Ruiz From a very early age I recognized that I had an ability to express my ideas, emotions and personal interests through art. When all the other kids were playing ball or doing what normal kids do, I was spending all my time alone with my thoughts and whatever art materials I could scrounge. This time and my developing ability gave me and escape from the ordinary and set me on a path to make art my life. Born and raised in Arizona as the oldest of three boys, we moved all over the United States after our mother joined the Air Force. My first formal training in art came from the Santa Barbara Community College and eventually the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). It was during my time in college that I was introduced to the great variety of applications oil paint can be used for and now I paint with nothing else. My early artistic focus had been on allegorical figural work, but the landscape of northern California and the coast took root in my imagination and eventually I began to paint... |
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