I’m Ruth LaGue, a contemporary painter focused on the quiet poetry of everyday places.

I’m interested in subjects where simplicity and balance allow a sense of calm to emerge. By paring forms down to color, shape, and texture, I look for what gives an image its emotional weight. My work is less about describing a specific place and more about creating a feeling—one of pause, openness, and reflection.

When I paint, I’m responding to subtle atmospheres: early light over an abandoned farmhouse, the weight of sky pressing on a silent field. Flattened perspectives and simplified structures are deliberate choices, meant to slow the eye and invite personal interpretation. I leave space for the viewer to supply the stories I’ve intentionally left untold.

My work is held in private collections across the U.S., Canada, and England, and in the corporate and permanent collections of BioMed Realty and the Encaustic Art Institute.

I see my paintings as quiet companions—works that hold space and reward slow looking.

Ruth LaGue is represented by galleries and consultants across the United States, including:

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In her work, Ruth LaGue focuses on contrast of colors as they define spaces. Her style strives for simplicity and visual economy