Short Bio

My name is Ruth Schmidt (born Ruth Ilonka), I was born in 1982 in Transylvania. I'm an accountant by profession. The colorless world of numbers didn't make me happy so I was always looking for something new. In my spare time I started painting with acrylic on canvas, self-taught. Because I felt that I had too little knowledge of my ideas, I started going to different drawing classes and painting classes. The really big change, came to me when I found a wonderful master, in 2017, Kalman Gasztonyi, who has been teaching for the secrets of classic oil painting ever since.

Statement

I have tried many things and finally feel that I have found the purpose of my coming years that my heart is drawn to: to become more acquainted with symbolism and surrealism in painting and to paint these kinds of paintings that "speak the unspeakable".
I want ,like the symbolist painters, to use my paintings not only to copy the visible world, but also to convey thoughts and feelings. I want to paint the reality behind the experiencing world, I want to show the invisible things like childish faith, affection, human-to-human feelings, God-to-human relationship, passing away, hope, love, pain, humor. I paint my new paintings from my own experiences, events and impressions.
„Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. „    Henry Ward Becher
 
 

Biography

 Her name is Ruth Schmidt (born Ruth Ilonka), she was born in 1982 in Transylvania. She is an accountant by profession. The colorless world of numbers didn't make she happy so she was always looking for something new. Mostly she lived in Budapest or Transylvania, but she also worked in London. She tried many things: she was an accountant, a salesman, a baker, a business manager, and at the same time an assistant for 3 lawyers… but none of them satisfied her desires, her creativity.
Finally, at the instigation of a friend who teaches painting, in her spare time she started to paint with acrylic on canvas, self-taught.
Because she felt that she had too little knowledge of her ideas, she started going to different drawing classes and painting classes. The really big change, came to her when she found a wonderful master, in 2017, Kalman Gasztonyi, who has been teaching for the secrets of classic oil painting ever since.
The past few years, she have been dedicated to learning and developing. That's why she made so many study paintings. she've tried many different styles. she really like Rembrandt van Rijn, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dali, Albert Bierstadt,Karoly Marko, Victor Vasarely…. From these names it is obvious that she got to know different styles because she really liked the variety, she also like to use the painting knife. She is open and she is constantly pushing her boundaries to get to know new trends, try to expand her knowledge and her vision. She like to experiment and try many different techniques. She paint mostly on canvas, wood fiber, wall.
She have tried many things and she have found the purpose of her coming years that her heart is drawn to: to become more acquainted with symbolism and surrealism in painting and to paint these kinds of paintings that "speak the unspeakable".
She want, like the symbolist painters, to use her paintings not only to copy the visible world, but also to convey thoughts and feelings. She want to paint the reality behind the experiencing world, She want to show the invisible things like childish faith, affection, human-to-human feelings, God-to-human relationship, passing away, hope, love, pain, humor. She paint her new paintings from her own experiences, events and impressions.
 „Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. „    Henry Ward Becher
 

Resume / CV

Solo exibitions
2013 - Odorheiu Secuiesc, Transilvania
2017- "Development", Budapest, Hungary
 
Group exhihitions
2013 Transylvania- Targu Mures (Expo)
2013 Transylvania - Targu Secuiesc (Expo)
2017-2018 Hungary- Budapest (nearly 10 months exhibition at the Danube Plaza)
2019 Hungary- Budapest - The Zsilip Art Center painting competition (professional category) second place
2019 Hungary- Budapest - Zsilip Art Center painting competition, popular vote  award (professional category)
 2019 Hungary- Budapest - Zsilip Art Center- Fauna and flora- group exhibition
2020  USA (Scottsdale)- Camelback Gallery- Group exhibition, „Amazing Animals”. (April 2020)
2020 Canada (Toronto)- Tall Sequoia Gallery – Group exhibition, „ Artists of the World”. ( May 2020) 
2020- Budapest - Zsilip Art Center- „Master and his Students”- online exhibition ( December 2020)
2021- USA (New York)- People and Paintings Gallery – „Our Image of God and Our Transcedent World”- group exhibition ( February 2021)
2021- USA (New York)- People and Paintings Gallery – „Vunerable”- group exhibition, popular vote award( March 2021)

 
 
Press
2017 Hungary- Budapest I was a guest of Antal Marosi on Karc F. 105.9 radio at the „Lodge”, where my exhibition „Development” was the main theme.
2017 Hungary- Budapest - The Richter Flórián Circus invites me to paint their elephant for auction (to help a Malaysian elephant reserve) , we were also on TV and in the press 
2020-USA (Newfields, New Hampsire) -Creativ Guts Zine - my painting “Wild Horses” appeared in their spring publication (May 2020)