The Studio I Kept Walking Past
Ruta Ashcroft Ruta Ashcroft

The Studio I Kept Walking Past

On a weekend with two artist friends, a park in autumn, and the painting that came out of it.

Most of what I do happens alone. The studio is a quiet, particular kind of solitude — necessary, but never quite enough on its own. Painting requires something to paint from, and that something has to come from somewhere outside the four walls where I work.

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Edinburgh, From the Floor
Ruta Ashcroft Ruta Ashcroft

Edinburgh, From the Floor

On a weekend with two artist friends, a park in autumn, and the painting that came out of it.

Most of what I do happens alone. The studio is a quiet, particular kind of solitude — necessary, but never quite enough on its own. Painting requires something to paint from, and that something has to come from somewhere outside the four walls where I work.

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Where the Colour Comes From
Ruta Ashcroft Ruta Ashcroft

Where the Colour Comes From

On a weekend with two artist friends, a park in autumn, and the painting that came out of it.

Most of what I do happens alone. The studio is a quiet, particular kind of solitude — necessary, but never quite enough on its own. Painting requires something to paint from, and that something has to come from somewhere outside the four walls where I work.

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Finding Permission at the British Art Fair
Ruta Ashcroft Ruta Ashcroft

Finding Permission at the British Art Fair

On the exhibit that made me call myself an artist for the first time.

There is a particular kind of nerve required to walk into a contemporary art fair when you have never quite called yourself an artist.

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