The Goodrich Gallery enriches our church with exhibits featuring the work of gifted local artists. The Gallery is open on Sundays from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

October/November Exhibit

The Goodrich Gallery exhibit for October/November features acrylic and fabric artwork by Ruda Anderson.

Meet the Artist on Sunday, October 2 from 12 – 1:20 p.m. in the gallery.

Artist Statement:

“I have been in love with painting for over 40 years.  After completing a bachelor’s degree in painting and photography from the University of Texas at Arlington I pursued a career in photography, while always continuing to paint.

As a retired photographer, this body of work comes as a response to a lifetime of structure.

My paintings explore images less restrained by structure.

Working with acrylic and fabric allows me to combine two loves. Years ago a client commissioned a painting for her house and asked if I could add ‘a leopard skin fabric’ to it.  The light bulb went off and I began using fabrics in my paintings as an added palette in color, form and texture.

Acrylic requires that I work fast and develop a dialogue quickly with the painting. The paint leads where the fabric will be used as a part of the creation of the image(s) and vice versa.

I gain extra texture with the fabric and create images that would not be possible with the paint alone.  I began hand dyeing sheer fabrics to add yet another dimension of depth.  As the dyed sheers are laid over existing paint and/or fabrics they create a new tension and color combination that was not previously available.

Sometimes form follows fabric and sometimes fabric follows form.”