8/13/2019 Love Story : Erin Ruiz and Beth Bojarski

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Love Story Works by Erin Ruiz and Beth Bojarski

Brumfield’s Gallery February 8 – April 5

‘Love Story’ is the first o a series o shows in Brumfield’s Gallery’s 2014 program, which explores

different narratives. Te gallery gave the two exhibiting artists the theme o ‘Love’ to eachinterpret in their own way. Te exhibition will combine the work o Boise based artist Erin Ruizand Milwaulkee based artist Beth Bojarski.

Te name Erin Ruiz is amiliar to many in the Boise area. Afer earning a degree in Illustrationrom the Savannah College o Art and Design, Ruiz returned to Idaho to pursue an artisticcareer in her hometown o Boise. She now works both as a tattoo and reelance artist.Brumfield’s Gallery has had a long relationship with Ruiz and is pleased to, once again, eatureher fine art pieces.

8/13/2019 Love Story : Erin Ruiz and Beth Bojarski

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Her work, while alling into the fine art category, isheavily influenced by her ample skills as an illustrator.She aims to take her audience on a journey with eachwork, drawing viewers into a bold, dreamlike worlddominated by her unlimited imagination. Ruiz’sexperience as a tattoo artist has also had an unexpectedeffect on her gallery artwork. She explains that when

aced with making a permanent mark on skin the needor accuracy is nerve-racking. When she returns toworking on paper, board or canvas, she eels somewhatliberated. Te result is a newound confidence to heralready mature sense o composition and line.

o join local artist Ruiz, the gallery has invited Beth Bojarski to debut her work in Idaho. TeWisconson native also seeks a sense o reedom through her artistic mediums. She writes, “I don’tsketch ideas before I begin. In the blotches of color applied, I may see an eye or mouth’s shape… I

allow the painting to become what it wants.”

Te painter didn’t hone her technique untilseveral years afer receiving a degree inIllustration rom the Kendall College o Artand Design. It was only ollowing an invitationto exhibit in a gallery show that she beganpainting or the purposes o personalexpression over the needs o a client. Te rangeo suraces adorned by her dreamy paintingsinclude tree stumps, barn doors, and discardedcabinets. Te pieces are multi-layered, bothphysically and metaphorically. Te artistcombines strong visual images with anunderlying story that emerges through theprocess. Enjoying the orm o storytelling,Bojarski’s visual language combines a strongsense o narrative with distinctly surreal

imagery.

‘Love Story’ will open on Saturday, February 8 rom 7 – 9 p.m. at Brumfield’s Gallery. Tereception will be open to the public and eature a no-host bar rom 13th Street Pub and Grill.Brumfield’s Gallery is open uesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and can be contacted at(208) 333-0309 or gallery@brumfieldllc.com.