Chuckles

R. I. P.

1992 - 2010

Shelter mutt, studio companion, constant shadow, good friend and a good dog.

-Doug Rugh

A Morning Chasing Light (It Got Away)

View a larger image. Bike Path Towards Nobska, 24" x 30" - oil/canvas
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Excerpt from this posting:

"...On the opposite wall was her composition as only she could do it. Artists have a history of consuming their still lifes just before they sour so I had no qualms about, at a minimum, recycling the still life as a subject of my own...."

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Capturing an Audience

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"...A little later a girl came up to me in a rare quiet moment and said, "If I sit out there will you paint me?"..."

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Hidden Corner at Nobska Beach

Hidden Corner, 11" x 14" - oil/canvas

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Excerpt from this posting:

"...as long as my palette doesn't get too wet and turn my oils into emulsions. The overcast skies, tent-lighting to photographers, bring out the intensity of colors..."

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-Doug Rugh

Flying at Night

View a larger image. Inner Harbor, 9" x 12" - oil/panel

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"...remembering intuitively the spots where there was a gap in the curb and when it had to be jumped..."

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Tickle and Hit the Road

View a larger image. Road to the Beach, 18" x 12" - oil/canvas
This road leads to Alfie's beach, a few yards of coast bought with sculpture, and a summer gathering spot where artists sit around bonfires.

Excerpt from this posting:

"...Thresholds are places of creativity which liberate the brain from its' rounded walls..."

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-Doug Rugh

The Right Brain at Work and Play

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"...The studio works start with this reportage and turn them into pictures..."

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Neither Then Nor Later

View a larger image. Dories, 6" x 9" - oil/panel

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"...that free the thinking and the doing: a perfect place of art..."

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-Doug Rugh

Man Overboard

View a larger image. Whispering Pines (Monhegan Island), 8" x 10" - oil/panel

Excerpt from this posting:

"...Another visitor, just arriving on the scene, got through to 9-1-1 and they said, "Isn't there anybody there on the island that can help you?"..."

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King of the Nursing Home

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"...By the time I get there I'm sure to be top dog at the nursing home..."

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Hospital Cove

View a larger image. Hospital Cove, 8" x 14" - oil/panel

Excerpt from this posting:

"...I sat in the shade of the dock just out of view, following my rule to find a vantage point that was also a place that I would choose if I were stopping to enjoy the day..."

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-Doug Rugh

Simple Subject and a Visit with Nature

View a larger image. Cropping of Rocks at Lobster Cover, Monhegan Island, 5" x 7" - oil/panel

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"...And there they were: two dorsal fins in unison rising and dipping slowly just off the rocks and close enough that I didn't have to get off my seat..."

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Hey, That's My View

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"...It was a photographer. He said, "I hope you don't mind." and stood right in front of me and shot my view!..."

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An Audience of One

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Excerpt from this posting:

"...Like the time when a big black crow landed on Hillary's straw hat. They both looked at each other at the same time and in the scuffle the bird flew off..."

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-Doug Rugh

Opening Doors, Outdoors

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Excerpt from this posting:

"...the process itself becomes the attraction and the end result is a still movie of the artist's mind and hand at work..."

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