Painter Jane Varda returns for the 2021 Spring Art Tour, June 4-6

Painter Jane Varda returns for the 2021 Spring Art Tour, June 4-6

Painter Jane Varda returns for the 2021 Spring Art Tour, June 4-6

Welcome Jane Varda back to the Spring Art Tour in 2021: Her 14th year!

That’s right, Varda has been with the Tour since it’s inception, in 2006. She writes: In addition to painting landscape outside, I work in my Town of Berry studio from photo-references and sketches, primarily in either oils or pastels. I also like painting still-life, choosing ordinary objects that relate to my daily world, but which transcend convention to become idiosyncratic in paint.

Jane Varda, artist with work
Jane Varda's oil painting, this painting of her artist's tools/medium was a demo painting

Jane Varda’s studio will be open for the Spring Art Tour!

She writes:I will set up a still-life, and be painting in oils and/or pastels throughout the 3-day tour. Find out more information about the artist, her work, and more at her Spring Art Tour Artist page!

Jane Varda, painting of fields and barn
Jane Varda's 'Amber Waves' oil
Jane Varda, Geometry and Blue Mounds, oil

Pamela Ruschman returns to the Driftless Area and joins the Tour for 2021

Pamela Ruschman returns to the Driftless Area and joins the Tour for 2021

Pamela Ruschman returns to the Driftless Area and joins the Tour for 2021

Please welcome painter Pamela Ruschman to the Spring Art Tour for 2021!

Pamela is best known for her bold and vibrant oil portraits of barnyard animals including cows, roosters and sheep. Collectors say her paintings capture the personality of these furry and feathered friends.

Portrait of artist Pamela Ruschman
Pamela Ruschman, 'Shadowlands' oil on linen

Shadowlands, Pamela Ruschman, oil on linen

Though Ruschman grew up here in the Driftless,

she’s only recently returned to the area, so we are thrilled to have her back and that she is on the Tour for 2021! On her blog she writes:

Green County (WI) is where I was born and raised. After more than 30 years living in the Milwaukee area, our family decided to move back to the Driftless Region of Wisconsin. Even though I have traveled back and forth countless times over these 30 years, it’s as if I’m seeing an old friend again. Now is my time to explore and rediscover the land that is home. See a preview, get tour information and more at Pamela’s Spring Art Tour Artist page!

Pamela Ruschman, 'Daybreak' oil
Pamela Ruschman, 'Buffalo Baby' oil
Pamela Ruschman, 'ValleyView' oil