Scott Ruthven Fine Art: Colorado Plein Air Festival

Sunday, October 5, 2014

My Unbelievable Night!

As I get ready to submit my paintings for the 2014 Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest, hosted by the Golden Triangle Museum District in downtown Denver, I realized I never wrote a post about the FANTASTIC night I had last December at the 2013 show.

Scott Ruthven - 2013 Colorado Plein Air Arts Fest Awards

I entered three paintings and all three won awards!!! Wow, was I shocked when I walked in and saw the award medallions.

The painting on the left, "San Pellegrinos & Lime" won 2nd place in the professional artist category
The middle painting "East on 16th From the D&F Tower" won the "Prudent Man Award of Excellence.
And the painting on the right, "Aligned and Sublime" won an honorable mention.

54 professional artists had work juried into this show, which makes winning these awards even more special to me.

You can see all the work and full list of award winners here.

Cheers,
Scott

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

San Pellegrinos & Lime

Denver Museum Residences Rooftop Terrace Garden

San Pellegrinos & Lime
10"x8" | Oil

I was invited to paint atop an exclusive rooftop garden at the Museum Residences in downtown Denver. I, along with a few other artists, enjoyed a catered lunch up there and then painted at our leisure for the afternoon. I painted the above view of the radiant umbrellas and bold diagonals in the architecture and landscaping. This property is adjacent to the Denver Art Museum which is an architectural marvel who's style elements are echoed in the Museum Residences property.

The Denver Art Museum Photo by Daniel Libeskind via Arch2o.com

That evening, residents and some guests who are well connected in the Denver art world were invited up to watch us paint a quick-draw piece and enjoy great food and wine. Our completed quick-draw paintings were then auctioned off.