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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.”

Elastic Bridge

Posted on April 14, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

The Elastic Bridge begins with solidity, real things, captured and transformed in artistic experiments with technology. Translating our physical territory to a space made of light, these images were created from my original artwork: mixed-media construction, photography, collage, painting, and … Continue reading →

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Will O’ the Wisp

Posted on April 2, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Brand new image, trying out a few new tweaks, e.g., color space and file info. Let us see how the swamp lights roll … Image by Catherine Rutgers © 2013

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Raw

Posted on March 24, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

I spiral. I rarely attack anything from top to bottom. I might start at the top, but something else along the way grabs my attention. And I often figure out the conclusion before I do the middle. Once a week, … Continue reading →

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Color Studies

Posted on March 2, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Lately I’ve been feeling funny, like my tongue has got the cat. Lately I’ve been feeling more than nostalgic, traveling back and forth through history while simultaneously re-creating every little thing. And I must say, it has been thrilling but … Continue reading →

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Cutting-Edge Domesticity and the Medicine Cabinet, circa 1938

Posted on February 23, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Here he is. Walter Gladstone Darbyshire the first, who will be followed by my uncle and my cousin, the second and third. This is him in 1920, my grandfather, union man, long-time Detroit resident, and decoupage artist. Grandpa Walter had … Continue reading →

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