Ruth Golmant works in many art mediums.

Encaustic paint is hot wax mixed with colored pigment. The best thing about painting with wax is that it never dries, it just hardens. It can become malleable again through the application of heat. You can layer, embed, impress, layer, fuse, emboss, carve, layer, fuse, shave, build, layer, fuse, stencil, draw, scrape and fuse. If you love color and texture the way Ruth does, encaustic is a glorious medium.

Ruth has rarely met an art material she hasn't loved. As a result, she often combines materials in paintings and collages, pairing similar and disparate elements into a whole. Working with paint, paper, and numerous drawing materials she creates artistic statements of complexity and variety.

Ruth earned her BA in Studio Art at Mills College in Oakland, CA. She went on to get her MA in Art Therapy from George Washington University. Years later, she earned a certificate in Digital Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh’s Online Division.

Ruth is married and has two children in their 20's. At the present time, when not making art Ruth is a volunteer in her synagogue and is engaged in multicultural bridge-building. She lives in Stafford, Virginia which is a suburb of Washington, DC.

Please contact her through this website for questions about commissioned pieces and sales.