Ruthie Moccia
Artist Bio:
Ruthie Moccia works in oil, acrylic, pastels, and photography. Her photographs are sometimes embellished with oil paint. With her degree in art education, she taught art in the public school and at the Lawrence, KS Art Center. She performed the tedious task of color separation for Hallmark Cards before scanners took care of that. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in Kansas and Missouri. She has received awards for her entries in the Five State Photography Exhibition (Hayes, KS), Riverbend Art Festival (Aitchison, KS), Visions Photography Show, Columbia Art League, Boone County Art Show, Art St. Louis, and St. Louis Women’s Caucus for Art. Her portfolio was accepted into the archives at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the year 2000.
For more info visit: https://www.mocciart.company
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Artist Statement:
Nature is where I find my greatest peace and my finest joy. Add canvas and paints to that and some kind of reverie begins that leads me to a state of contentment. I like to capture the Missouri River on canvas as it flows through Boone County, changing with the shifting light every minute from dawn to dusk. And I do enjoy change. Mixing materials and paints in ways one does not normally see is a lot of fun for me. One of my favorite things is to embellish my black and white photographs with oil colors to change the entire mood of the piece. Most recently I have been using pastels to create crazy/fun snack pieces I call Tablescapes, some even with snacks for birds. If you go to my web site you will find way too much variety which is why I chose Wild Ponies as a logo…that pony energy continues to gallop into new directions.
