Ruth Le Roux Studio

Ruth Le Roux is an abstract painter currently using Imhoff farm as her working studio.

In her practice, Le Roux aims to distill the essence of mountains, rocks, plants and water – into simplified shapes, capturing their inherent beauty and energy. Her paintings have two layers – a first, expressive and messy layer of acrylic paint and then a second containing restrained meditative mark-making in white paint. The result is something mostly unplanned. 

Formally untrained, Le Roux started painting 8 years ago when she was pregnant with her first child. She recently moved to Cape Town, South Africa after living in San Francisco for 10 years.