so, i bought this painting on ebay.

[mopinko]

i have made a couple posts about ruth van sickle ford.
she and i grew up in the same house. we never met, but she had a big impact on my life.
i have been collecting her paintings. i have 8 of her water colors, now finally an oil.
this is from early in her career, and i unusual in that it is pretty dark. her work is usually full of light and color. likely why i was the only bidder.
but i am esp pleased to score one that is not like her other work.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ruth-VanSickle-Ford-Oil-on-Canvas-Painting-Art-Deco-Frankart-amp-Floral-Still-Life-/124578047173?nma=true&si=7fSIf6pMxde7kKtnt3t2V8u9hkI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

i rly need to get off my dead butt and get an image sharing account so i can post them all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_VanSickle_Ford

[soothsayer]

1. That's really nice! Congrats

[mopinko]

3. her work is so good, and so cheap

that it could well be a great investment. she was very, very prolific and didnt charge a lot for them at the time. she gave them away quite freely.
so, there are 100's and 100's of them out there.

when i get enough of them, imma start working my connections in they women's art community to get her a show.

[soothsayer]

4. Awesome!

[mopinko]

5. she is mostly forgotten for one reason and imho, one reason only.

she was an epic bitch. even her grandkids had stories about her.

when i say she influenced my life, one thing she taught me was- bitches get shit done.

she was widely recognized in her lifetime as a great artist and also a great teacher.
and a great friend to many, including walt disney. like bitches be.

[soothsayer]

6. Interesting. I'll have to see if that Wikipedia blurb mentions that aspect ha

[mopinko]

7. it doesnt even mention her reknowned sarcasm.

she owned and ran a great art school, after being a teacher there.
she is said to have once walked up to a student's work and offered to lend him her reading glasses.

i've gotten to know her biographer. havent met irl, but have chatted a couple times. i am sure i will hear a lot more of those stories once this plague is over. but i grew up hearing stories about her.

[soothsayer]

12. That's really neat

[White Fox]

2. Try Postimage

It's quite friendly...

[bif]

8. Looks like the image is gone since the painting is sold.

Tons of her work on Google Images though. Very nice paintings indeed!

[mopinko]

9. oh damn.

maybe the seller/webhost took it down. dont think ebay does.

[mopinko]

11. it still show on my fb link.

???

[bif]

13. It's still there.

I just didn't scroll down.

[SharonClark]

10. I can see why you like her work.

I have a painting by a local woman who paints in a similar style.