Ruth Piper – visual artist/painter

I like to meditate on the concept of human mortality and extinction, in particular the effect of this knowledge on our sense of place and belonging. We inhabit this beautiful planet for only a very short time in its vast history and with luck some will find the perfect dwelling place in the world, where dreams and reality merge.Everywhere in corners of the natural world amongst the detritus of our species, there is new growth and abundance.
The paintings I make are composite imaginary landscapes. They have a nocturnal appearance, layered from elements, either invented or observed in different places, creating an unsettling melancholic atmosphere.
The interested viewer might imagine or observe in the margins, activity, in the dark shadows and undergrowth. Animal or human shapes in the rocks near a stream.
Conversations and squabbles between the trees arise when the wind gets up.

Metamorphosis – acrylic on canvas – 90 x 90