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I was raised in Boise....moved to Hawaii many years ago and began painting all the beautiful places...moved back to Boise a couple years ago and want to share with you some special Historical places...that I love....Kiana

Jenkins prefers painting outdoors and is a plein aire artist who enjoys the direct and vital experience of assessing the scene as it is subjected to personal interpretation. "Striving for excellence is never-ending," says Jenkins. Use of color harmony, along with a charming style, are two strong aspects of her work.

North Idaho native, paints the people and places of North Idaho, 1988 first place winner of Idaho Watercolor Society annual juried show, recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts and Idaho  Commission on the Arts grant to do 6 major waterfalls of Boundary County, has own gallery south of Bonners Ferry.

I paint because I must! Landscapes of the beautiful world of nature and expressionist images of inner worlds. My formal training was at Boise State and lessons with Dwight Williams of Boise and D.M. Mackenzie of North Scotland. My images have been exhibited in Scotland, Idaho and Oregon.

My art is comprised of paintings of primarily the West, especially landscapes and fly fishing scenes. There is common feeling of serenity with often dramatic lighting and focus. Giclee reproductions of most paintings are available. One of my latest works is a larger than life sculpture of I.B. Perrine, considered the father of Twin Falls, Idaho.

I am fascinated with showing abstraction in realism and realism in the abstract. My media are drawing, painting, and photo collages, my subject matter: people, landscapes, still lifes. I do portrait commissions and illustrating, am represented in many public and private collections, have exhibited widely, and have received numerous awards. I earned a BA in art education and a Masters in Fine Art from Idaho State University; have taught children and adults, high school and college. Currently I give private lessons and also classes through the ISU Craft Shop and the Pocatello Art Center.

The love of nature and art are intertwined in my impressionistic oil paintings. Vibrant colors and thick paint, help to capture the excitement of the moment. I am inspired when painting on location. I find pleine-air painting creates a freshness that is hard to achieve in the studio.

Commissions accepted, workshop instruction, studio by appointment.

Ruth specializes in Artist's books, paper arts and acrylics - Services: Commissions accepted, workshops, community education classes.

My work stems from a desire to steer away from conventional realism. At the heart of my efforts is what is best described as the conscious act of grasping what is real and recognizable then transforming it into something else while retaining it's sense of identity. This world lies between the surreal world and the real world with sometimes a mythical sense of atmosphere.