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About CatRutgers4Art

Original art by Catherine Rutgers, with musings on the media and the methods. Founded in 2010. “I believe in magic moments. Am not afraid to be sentimental, and adore a tweaked cliché. Two of my favorite pastimes are watching paint dry and observing green tendrils unfold.”

Behind the Scene (Preparations for an Exhibit)

Posted on May 19, 2015 by CatRutgers4Art

This time of year, when the hours of daylight here in the northern hemisphere grow longer and longer as they come near to their peak, brings out the best in me. Among the wonderful developments this season, not only will … Continue reading →

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SOTVC: The Violet and Green Edition

Posted on May 5, 2015 by CatRutgers4Art

Over the years, I’ve had various tag lines for my artwork. They were kind of like corporate names, if you can envision a company that is involved with absolutely nothing but making art or writing poetry or just generally sending … Continue reading →

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Fun with Filters!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by CatRutgers4Art

Not the kind you use in a fish tank, which are horribly smelly but keep your scaly pets afloat, or the ones you pop into the pitcher to help purify your tap water, but the kind that Adobe’s Photoshop supplies … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of An Illustration: Exquisite Corpse

Posted on March 19, 2015 by CatRutgers4Art

Oh, those macabre surrealists! They just loved to play around with the more than slightly creepy, and yet be maddeningly onto something useful and deep. “Cadavre exquis” is the collective technique in which a text or image is shared in … Continue reading →

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Yours Truly!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by CatRutgers4Art

Video number five. Made for music. There are no soundtracks except the one you choose. You are cordially invited to experience “Yours Truly” and four other experiments in motion at Vimeo, http://vimeo.com/CatherineRutgers Images by Catherine Rutgers © 2014

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