Author Archives: CatRutgers4Art

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.”

Calendar Girl 2020 (art for every month)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by CatRutgers4Art

The sayings it came with were bland, at best, and they appeared at the bottom of every page. But the pictures were OK and the days came with interesting holidays and the new-to-full moon phases. So my solution was to … Continue reading →

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Edges (on second thought)

Posted on January 27, 2021 by CatRutgers4Art

01 Glistening Fold, 02 Broken English, 03 Earthbound Facsimile, 04 Fruiting Stalk, 05 Spring On the Wing, 06 Unstretched Yes, 07 Touch Me, 08 The Green Edge Turns Pink, 09 Indefatigable, 10 Dish Freaks © Catherine Rutgers 2021 Simple, familiar … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Lushness of Printed Ink on Paper (eight of the 9 x 24s)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by CatRutgers4Art

Here’s my official description for these, circa 2009: Deep color and lush texture create a distinctly visual experience, intensified by a modular concept that lends itself to both structure and flexibility. 9 x 24 inch images on Hahnemühle photo rag … Continue reading →

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The Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Posted on January 1, 2021 by CatRutgers4Art

01 Molten Glance, 02 The Buoyant Fragility of Hope, 03 Tropical Dreamscape, 04 Where Now, 05 Listening Weight, 06 Scuffs and All, 07 Planet Soul, 08 Distinctive Crater, 09 Free-Falling Quaver, 10 Sonic Bloom, 11 We Still Need to Believe … Continue reading →

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Mothian Blurs and the Ionic Trajectory

Posted on December 17, 2020 by CatRutgers4Art

01 Passage, 02 Swish, 03 Gentle Slope, 04 Its Own Particular Kind of Light, 05 Arachnid, 06 Deep Trace, 07 Mothian Splish, 08 Sweetly Disoriented Dream © Catherine Rutgers 2020 “Ion, any atom or group of atoms that bears one … Continue reading →

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