Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:19:53 -0800WeeblyFri, 06 May 2011 10:56:13 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2011/05/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit4.htmlI just finished a painting of Marilyn Monroe.  I'm satisfied with the final outcome even though it took ]]>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:43:22 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2011/01/charcoal-drawings.htmlI've recently started doing Charcoal drawings.  I have a couple of samples under "children" and "Adult" portraits.  I like these alot since they can be done in much less time than an oil or pastel painting.  I hope you all like them.]]>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:05:52 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/10/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit3.htmlI recently finished paintings of a little Asian girl and a Senator from Virginia.  I am currently working on a painting of Senator John McCain of Nevada.  I will post it here when it's complete.  I hope you all like it.]]>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:01:00 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/06/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit2.htmlI now do paintings of still life figures.  I have completed my very first still life painting about a week ago.  I added a new catagory to my website titled "Still Life".  Click on that tab to view my paintings.  ]]>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:08:02 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/06/new-cat-painting.htmlI recently finished the painting of the white and tan colored cat at the bottom of my "Pets" gallery.  ]]>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:31:48 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/04/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.htmlI just completed a portrait of Hilary Clinton which I initially started a couple of years ago.  Back then, I set the rough sketch of her that I had done aside so that I could do other portraits (most of which you can currenly see on my site),   I resumed the portait of her about a month or so ago and finally finished it yesterday.  Let me know what you think about it.  Thanks]]>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:56:13 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/04/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.htmlYesterday I finished a portrait of a dog named Eleanor.  It was done in oil paint on a 16x20 canvas.  You will see it on my "Pets" page at the bottom.  She's a black and golden colored Dachshund.  ]]>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:08:47 -0800http://www.robertruffjr.com/1/post/2010/04/first-post.htmlI just set up my new website and this is my first blog.  I will occassionally add new paintings to this site for everyone to view.  Contact me if you would like more information about my artwork.]]>