E. Ruth Strebe
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Born and raised in British Columbia, Ruth Strebe
spent a lot of time in the back seat of the car travelling throughout
the province on family vacations. To while away the miles she
focussed on the trees and quickly found out that if she kept her
eye on a tree while the car moved, that the tree appeared to rotate
and dance.
Moving to Ontario in 1974, Ruth studied art at
The University of Western Ontario majoring in Photography and
Painting. In 1995 she started to do on site sketches of the Thames
River in London, Ontario and rediscovered her love of the landscape.
Using ink to finish her drawings, Ruth started to use a grid system
to emphasis the movement and shape of the trees. The grid system
has also been used to denote movement and rhythm in the land itself.
In 2002, Ruth started to produce book works that
captured moments in time. These book-works allow Ruth to use her
different techniques - photography, drawing and painting to intermingle
with her prose. Ruth Strebe has been a member of London Ontario’s
Forest City Gallery since 1996 and now is a member of London’s
Art Discussion Group.
In the fall of 2007, I was fortunate to be
able to visit Johnsons Harbour and Tobermory for a weekend.
In Tobemory, I wandered around the town and
spent a lot of my time on the dock watching the comings and goings
of the Chi-Cheemaun. Exploring the end of the dock, I looked to
my left and found a wonderful view. Too windy and cold to do a
sketch, I inhaled the vista and snapped a picture. At Johnsons
Harbour, I wandered down to the rocky shore and was captivated
by the big moody sky, the ever-changing waters, and the wonderful
trees.
This past winter, I painted Johnsons Harbour
and the end of Tobermory’s dock - images that have stayed
and that have percolated with me - images that still bring back
the moment of clicking the camera’s shutter, the wind and
the beauty of the Bruce Peninsula.
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