Category: Prints and Paintings

Art prints and paintings by Elizabeth Ruffing

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Cool artists, snowflakes, and “after” shocks

My “Rabbit Dances” print was included in this “Cool Artists and Snowflake” Etsy Treasury today. Thanks, Iris, for including me!

I’m thinking of adding some more print sizes over on our website, so that there will be more options to fit standard-sized frames. We stopped at A C Moore yesterday so I could see which sizes were more popular, or available. The most popular smallish sizes are always 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 inch frames. I’ve made the smaller prints on 8 1/2 x 11 since that can easily go in either an 8 x 10 or an 8 1/2 x 11 mat and frame set. I may add an 11 x 14 paper size, and possibly 12 x12, and 12 x16 paper sizes. We have some prints that will fit 10 x 20 as well. I’m still fixing the pages that are on the site, but if anyone is interested in other paper sizes for prints, just contact us.

Today I went down a list of miscellaneous things I needed to do that I hadn’t gotten to yet, including cleaning up and vacuuming my workroom. Believe it or not, the above picture is the “after” photo. I should probably invest in a snow plow so I can clear a swath to get in there from time to time. After cleaning, washing, packing, shipping, and I can’t remember what else, I felt the need for some cookies.

Fortunately, “make some Toll House cookies” was also on my list of miscellaneous things I meant to do that I hadn’t gotten to yet, which meant all the supplies were ready and waiting. So, I took care of that too 😉

Oh, and by the way, when I went to pick up that Interlibrary Loan book that I thought was never to be, it was the wrong book! Too funny. I thought I might be in trouble when I wrote out the title and the author and she said, “Which one is the title?” But then, maybe it was another library that sent over the wrong book. Maybe next time.
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Art Nouveau-inspired Floral Print Sets by Elizabeth Ruffing

I’ve taken my Art Nouveau, William Morris-inspired floral prints and combined a few of them in print sets.
These are “Lavender-blue Iris on Green” and “Cream and Purple Iris on Green.” They are available separately or as set of two.

These are “Yellow and White Iris on Blue” and “Valentine” also available separately or as a set of two.

These are “Tan and Purple Iris on Green” and “Lavender Iris on Green,” also available as as a set of two, or available individually. These are also available with “Innocence,” below, as a set of three prints.

I’ve been trying to catch up on all the unfinished webpages for our Ruffing’s website, but I’m not sure I am even halfway through yet.
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My latest attempt at movie stardom

Here it is…my “Elenora Kitten” video. I think I goofed up the intro about seven times before I got this one. In the first couple of versions I sounded like I was saying, “Thanks for shopping by.” How’s that for subtle advertising? This version is over on my YouTube channel. I enjoy the dismissive gesture I make after I try to explain what a flat and a round are. That makes me laugh.

Elenora is available in print form in my Etsy shop, and on this Ruffing’s site page. So, um, thanks for shopping by 😉

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“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” Print Set

“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” by Edward Lear is one of my favorite childhood poems. I am printing up a copy of it to include with my owl and pussycat print set. I am using our Ruffing’s stationery, which is decorated with a beautiful white rose by Abby Laurence. It is on heavy acid-free cardstock, and is suitable for framing.

The print set includes “Henry the Owl” and “Elenora the Kitten” by Elizabeth Ruffing, along with the poem. The frames are not included.

I still have to film an intro for my “Elenora” video and then put it all together. I’ve been waiting for a time when I look well rested!

“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
“O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!”

Pussy said to the Owl, “You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing!
Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?”
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the bong-tree grows;
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,

“Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?” Said the Piggy, “I will.”
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.