Ruby Reed Guy-Wolnick is a 5th grader at Mountaintop Montessori in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has always loved art and drawing.
In January, 2018 she started taking oil painting lessons with local artist Renee Balfour. What she loves most about oil painting is blending all of the different colors. She especially loves painting animals. She also enjoys working with colored pencils and is exploring creating digital art.
Blue Dog
This painting is the biggest painting I’ve created and was inspired by my dog, Moses.
Oil/28×22 NFS
Big Orange Melons
I painted this in the Fall and was inspired by warm colors.
Oil/20×16 NFS
Africa
This painting won a blue ribbon at the Albemarle County State Fair in the summer of 2019. I painted it from a photograph of a giraffe that my mom took in Africa.
Oil/16×12 NFS
Rainforest Parrot
The vibrant colors of this painting make me happy.
Oil/20×16 NFS
Boats in the Beautiful Water
This painting was inspired by a recent trip that my family and I took to the beach.
Oil/20×16 NFS
Mallard in the Pond
This was one of my first paintings.
Oil/16×12 NFS
Colorful Rainbunny
Bunnies are some of my favorite animals and I often enjoy using rainbow colors when painting animals.
Oil/12×12 NFS
Under the Sea Turtle
This painting won the 5th – 6th grade category in the City of Charlottesville’s 2020 Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest.
Oil/10×10 NFS
Hennie Pennie
A Chicken is one of my mom’s favorite animals, so I was inspired to paint one for her.
Oil/14×11 NFS
