Ruth L. Beeve studied art at UC Berkeley, Ohlone College, and Pacific Union College in California, and in numerous workshops with Dale Laitinen, Robert Reynolds, and Stephen Quiller. She is a signature member of the California Watercolor Association and exhibits her paintings at the Valley Art Gallery and Art Concepts in Walnut Creek, California and the Winters Gallery in Arthur, Illinois. She maintains a studio in Concord, California.

Although Ruth has painted confidently for more than 25 years, plein air painting still features plenty of chance and uncertainty for her. “When I’m working quickly to capture the fleeting patterns of light and shadow, I have to accept that some paintings will turn out well and others won’t,” she explains. “But that’s okay, because there will be enough information in each plein air study to help me recall the moment, and I can use that recollection, along with my photographs, to create studio paintings and drawings.”