artist
PORTFOLIO
ruth malloch
‘Light Within’ Oil on canvas 95cm x 65 cm
R U T H
“My family encouraged artistic involvement”
M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“I am a New Zealand born artist who has resided in Tropical North Queensland, Australia, for 25 years. Growing up, my family encouraged artistic involvement, where self-expression - and in particular, painting -was a valued form of communication.”
M A L L O C H
“My favourite medium has to be oil; I love the buttery smooth texture of the paint and its ability to be transformed - pushed and pulled - on linen, canvas or board. I am also known to spend hours in meditation with a pen, drawing.”
R U T H
“My favourite medium has to be oil”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Chiefs’ Oil on Canvas 100cm x 120cm
R U T H
“My work is highly unique and always totally one-off”
M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“Largely a self-taught painter, my work is highly unique and always totally one-off, though similar themes often emerge.”
‘Family’ Oil on Canvas 100cm x 120cm
R U T H
“I’m excited by the subconscious and surrealism in painting”
M A L L O C H A R T I S T ‘Snake Medicine’ Oil on Canvas 51 cm x 154 cm
C A I R N S
“Completely captivated and excited by the subconsciou s and surrealism in painting, I apply a technique of complete surrender to the subject matter.”
A U S T R A L I A
R U T H M A L L O C H
“I love working with bright colours and deep contrasts of light and dark”
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‘5th Dimension’ Oil on Canvas 92 cm x 154cm
R U T H
“I often create a painting with just two colours.”
M A L L O C H A R T I S T
‘Snake Medicine 2’ Oil on Canvas 61 cm x 91 cm
A U S T R A L I A
‘Mother Love’ Oil on canvas 110cm x 45cm
C A I R N S
‘Moon Lady’ Oil on canvas 110cm x 45cm
R U T H M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“The French and Spanish Surrealists Rene Magritte, Yves Tanguy and Salvador Dali and the Belgian Surrealist Paul Delvaux are the great European influences for my art.”
‘Cleanse’ Acrylic on Canvas 35cmx 52cm ‘Jellyfish’ Oil on Board 75cm x 32cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“In Australia, Albert Tucker and James Gleeson have an edge to their work that intrigues me. I am also fascinated by indigenous shamanic art.”
A R T I S T
‘Eagle Head’ Acrylic on canvas 35cm x 25cm
A U S T R A L I A
‘Beam’ Oil on canvas 132cm x 132cm
C A I R N S
‘I Ching’ Oil on Canvas 85cmx 85cm
R U T H M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“I find joy in the creation of a bridge, one that is unique and emerges between the individual viewer and the art, a path to a deeper discovery into his, or her, own reality.”
‘”Bridge’ Oil on Canvas 154cm x 51cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Travelling extensively for five years throughout Africa, North America and Europe my inspiration grew.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S
‘Release’ Oil on canvas 92cm x154cm
A U S T R A L I A
‘Dreaming Of Home’ Acrylic on canvas 20cm x 15 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“I sold fabric art and paintings in markets And galleries including the famous Camden Markets in London.”
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‘”Winds Of Change’ Acrylic on canvas 92cm x 65cm
R U T H M A L L O C H A R T I S T
“Settling in Australia in 1990, I opened a gallery selling hand painted T-Shirts and prints in the Kuranda Markets, Far North Queensland, under the Flying Eye label. .”
C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Tony’ Oil on Canvas 25 cm x 60 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Flying Eye T-shirts sold worldwide, and the brand gained international fame with both travelers and locals.”
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‘Two Minds’ Oil on Canvas 35cm x 45cm
R U T H M A L L O C H A R T I S T
“The designs were printed in America and were sold at the super bowl in L.A, they became a cult collectable in some villages in Thailand and were sold locally throughout Australia, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.”
C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Follow Your Heart’ Oil on Canvas 22cm x 22cm
R U T H M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“I started fabric painting in Africa, inspired by the Shona peoples of Zimbabwe.”
‘Kiss Acrylic on Paper 32cm x 32cm
‘Women Dreaming’ Acrylic on canvas 62cmx 52cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Many people own my hand painted creations. I have, to date, hand painted over 3000 originals.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S
‘Earth Girl’ Oil on Canvas 92 cm x 124 cm
A U S T R A L I A
‘Pregnant’ 85cm x 52cm Acrylic on canvas
R U T H M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
“I continue to create designs for T-shirts, to paint on large and small canvases with oils and contribute to solo and group exhibitions in Far North Queensland.”
‘Progress’ Acrylic on canvas 132cm x 132cm ‘Focus’ Acrylic on canvas 132cm x 132cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.” – Seneca.
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘New Beginnings’ Oil on Canvas 120cmx 92cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind. - Johannes Brahms
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‘Windy Day Oil on Canvas 120 cm x 92 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly” Richard Bach
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Catching Butterflies’ Oil on Canvas 120 cm x 92 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H r u t h m a l l o c h . c o m . a u A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
”New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements... the modern painter cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old forms of the Renaissance or of any other past culture” - Jackson Pollock
‘Renaissance Girl’ Oil on canvas 35cm x35cm ‘Light Within’ Oil on Canvas 154cm x 51cm
M A L L O C H
- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
R U T H
To know that you do not know is true knowledge”.
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Higher Consciousness’ Oil on Canvas 92cmx 92cm
R U T H
M A L L O C H
‘Stonewoman” Oil on Canvas 92 cm x 154 cm
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‘Seperation Oil on canvas 80cm x 92cm
M A L L O C H
-Jeremy Irons
R U T H
“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Time Machine’ Oil on Canvas 92 cm x 154 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” - Frederick Douglass
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‘Storm Makers’ Oil on Canvas 90 cm x 90 cm
“The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.”
R U T H
- Lucretius
M A L L O C H A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Waterfall’ Oil on canvas 75cm x 75 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me, its best setting and complement is nature.” - Henry Moore
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‘Daylight’ Oil on Canvas 125cm x 154cm
M A L L O C H
-Tilopa
‘Frangipani Girl’ Oil on Canvas 92cmx 92cm
R U T H
“It is not the outer objects that entangle us. It is the inner clinging that entangles us.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Birth Death And Reawakening’ Oil on Canvas 51cm x 154cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” - Sir Edmund Hillary
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‘Under the Mountain Oil on canvas 95cm x 95cm
R U T H
- Michelangelo
M A L L O C H
“My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Earth’’ Oil on Canvas 92 cm x 142 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” - Lao Tzu
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‘Water Spirits’ Oil on Canvas 125cm x 154cm
M A L L O C H
- John Hickenlooper
R U T H
“Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Transportation’ Oil on Canvas 100 cm x 120 cm
R U T H M A L L O C H
“Even Castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually.”
“Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.”
Jimi Hendrix
- Rabindranath Tagore
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‘Sandcastle’ Acrylic on canvas 42cm x 35cm
‘Ghost Ship’ Oil on Canvas 80cm x 80cm
M A L L O C H
– C.JoyBell C.
R U T H
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
A R T I S T C A I R N S A U S T R A L I A
‘Letting Go’ Oil on canvas 92cmx 154cm
R U T H
“Pulvis et umbra sumus. (We are but dust and shadow.)”
M A L L O C H
- Horace, The Odes of Horace
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‘Dust’ Oil on canvas 134cm x 92cm
RUTH MALLOCH ARTIST
CAIRNS AUSTRALIA
‘Flying Eye’ ® Original version
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” - J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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