Magan Ruthke

Design (#1 of 4) for Palos Verdes Art Center building wrap competition. Palos Verdes, CA is has a rich cultural history that I represented through folk art patterns.

Chosen as a finalist to be exhibited in a separate gallery.

Gouache on Paper, 2019

Design (#2 of 4) for Palos Verdes Art Center building wrap competition. Palos Verdes, CA is has a rich cultural history that I represented through folk art patterns.

Chosen as a finalist to be exhibited in a separate gallery.

Gouache on Paper, 2019

Design (#3 of 4) for Palos Verdes Art Center building wrap competition. Palos Verdes, CA is has a rich cultural history that I represented through folk art patterns.

Chosen as a finalist to be exhibited in a separate gallery.

Gouache on Paper, 2019

Design (#1 of 4) for Palos Verdes Art Center building wrap competition. Palos Verdes, CA is has a rich cultural history that I represented through folk art patterns.

Chosen as a finalist to be exhibited in a separate gallery.

Gouache on Paper, 2019

8'x11', latex on vintage wood panel

Approximately 32 hours of work.

Detail work at the bottom edge of the mural.

I hand measured and drew the patterns. No stencils or tape.

3"x3" grid lines, hand drawn on vintage wood paneling.

Sketch with Sherwin Williams color samples.

Original sketch of for a mural on a vintage Ocean City, MD condo wall. Based on quilt patterns symbolizing the north star and descending mountains. Both representing travel and home.

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Commission for private home in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 2018

Completed, educational mural for Oregon Ridge Nature Center. 2016.

The lighting was difficult for photography in this space. This is the hallway prior to the mural.

Scale mock up of the Oregon Ridge Nature Center mural.

A mural completed for Port Discovery Children's Museum travelling exhibit, Heart & Seoul: Growing Up in Korea. Inspired by Korean folk art. Painting assistance by Taylor Shuck and Katie McAfee. 2016.

Moving from exhibit to main museum space.