Reviews about the art work of Ruth Ann Howden
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"One of the most striking interpretations of nature is Ruth Ann Howden's collage,
'Glimpses, Series No.4.' Rice paper, homemade paper and other forms of crinkled and smooth paper, in shades of blue, brown and navy
blue, form a landscape of the mind. Filaments of fiber along the edges of the torn paper form another
world withing the world. There is a haunting spider web effect from gossamer-like
patches of frayed white paper."
Sylvia Smith,
Newport This Week
Ruth Ann Howden's illusionary collages were sensational. Ruth who moved permanently to Newport a short while back,
is thrilled to be here and we are thrilled to have her. She is a most welcome, and
talented, new neighbor."
John Jack McPadden,
Newport This Week.
"Ruth Ann Howden's work is sophisticated and professional. It is obvious
that she is a well-trained and masterful artist. But what I love about her
work is the visual feast each piece presents both on an emotional level
and on an intellectual level. When I look at her pieces I have the
greatest urge to reach out and touch the image; to not only experience it
visually but tactilely. What a joy to be able to take so many different
materials and create a sense of life and emotion in pure abstract form. I
eagerly await her newest pieces and hope that you will enjoy them as much
as I have."
Beverly Conant, Site Owner, Artists of the Northwest
Commentary for Artist of the Month Showcase August, 2001
Art is an expression of true emotion felt and reflected. Rhode Island painter Ruth Ann Howden
is an outstanding example of an artist whose art is a genuine reflection of deeply held experience.
Ms. Howden used many formal qualities in her abstract creation to convey the powerful
expressionism. Using color, light and texture, Ms. Howden maintains a rhythmic complexity
that is a visual manifestation of the complexity of human experience.
Amsterdam Whitney Gallery Magazine, Spring 2004
Review of work by Ruth Ann Howden by Natalie Shifrin Whitson
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