Ruth Epstein

The world explodes with color, and the color I see in nature is what I attempt to capture in my paintings. With the vibrancy and fluidity of oil paints, I try to translate onto canvas the essence of the incredible richness I see and feel around me. For me, painting is like solving a puzzle--and choosing the color and finding the right spot to place my brush is an exhilarating and exhausting experience. What others refer to as "still life," I call "living life." My paintings, which I term "interpretive realism," help me explain my passion and existence. They put my world in order!

B.S. Northwestern University
Graduate courses at Long island University and Manhattanville College

2025 "Spring Awakening" one woman show at Larimart Gallery in Naples, Florida
2024 Virtual exhibit of Florals..Denise Bibro Fine Arts,NYC
2023 Best in Show at Center for the Arts, Bonita Spring, FL
2022-2021...Working through the Covid years on multiple commissions
2020 1st Place in "Living in Color" at Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
Best in Show in "Water Works" at Naples Art Association.
2019 1st Place in "Showers and Flowers" at Center for the Arts, Bonita Spring, FL
1st Place in "This Land" at Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
Judges' Choice Award for Winners' Circle Show at Art Council of SW Florida
2018 Studio Home Tour promoted by Friends of Artis-Naples
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