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In her youth, Ruth was awarded a scholarship to study art, but her family forced her to pursue a more practical path – she then enrolled in teachers college. After working many years as a teacher, Ruth decided to follow her artistic dream—she returned to school as a mature student. She completed a degree in graphic design at George Brown College, but returned to the education system to work as a substitute teacher for the remainder of her life. She never worked as an artist, but was driven to produce hundreds of works till she ended her life. Even while approaching death, Ruth’s aesthetics sense dominated – she described earlier suicide attempts as a beautiful approach towards paradise.
Her art was original; it portrayed women in the context of her dreams and fears. Later in life, Ruth began studying the works of impressionist master and produced numerous interpretations. She preferred to work with pencil crayon or pastel on paper; and also produced numerous large acrylic paintings. Ruth left behind many sketch books and a limited number of works in other mediums.