Jerry Ruthven (1947 - ), Yuccas in the Landscape, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 in. canvas size

Jerry Ruthven was born and raised in Blue Branch, Texas. Ruthven had begun to sketch at a very early age. This, combined with his love of the outdoors, led Ruthven to work at capturing the beautiful Texas countryside that surrounded him. When he was twenty, he decided to try firefighting. Nine years later, he left the department to devote his full time and energy to painting. Although he is now known chiefly for his Texas hill country landscapes, Whether his paintings are set in Texas or further west, however, his works contain a sense of quiet realism. His landscapes give viewers the feeling that they can step right into the scenes. One can practically smell the rain, feel the cool wetness of hill country streams, or bake in the scorching sun.

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