(VERSION FRANÇAISE EN BAS DE LA PAGE…) FAMILY AND DREAM TEAM The year 2024 was a big one for the Ruffato boys. Alexander and Emmanuelle (AKA Bella Hunt & DDC with Southway Studio) orchestrated a festival for Porsche in Marseille in April with contemporary art and modern dancing including a pole dancer from Paris and … Read more
PART TWO: WAITING FOR GEORGETTE Danilo is getting older. He roams through the alleys of olive trees on our hillside, going straight for the patches of grasses he loves most. But the other day he roamed a little farther, not wanting to climb the hill to get back home at sunset. He strolled down the … Read more
To my dear family & friends –
May your journey into 2024 be full of creativity, renewal and love //
Chers Amis –
Que votre voyage en 2024 soit placé sous le signe de la créativité, du renouveau et de l’amour.
Summer workshops in 2023 have been joy-filled, inspiring experiences shared with wonderfully creative, beautiful people. Grateful for each person who has taken the journey to paint with me in Provence. You have all climbed your own mountain within you and joined me in the dance.
Looking back at the past year I am reminded of how infinitely blessed I am by each person I meet – a flicker of light that touches my soul and changes the darker shades into light. May you be blessed in this new year.
La version française de cette lettre se trouve en bas de la page! Bonne année!
My fall tour was another poignant journey reminding me of the extraordinary joy and blessings that come during my tours on the road. It was an absolute gift meeting many of you along the way, and I am ever grateful for those who hosted me, and those who came out to meet me & Sergio. I hope you enjoy some of the photos and reading about the highlights of my tour.
What is the meaning of life? I am finding it out more and more as each day comes. Each person I meet is a gift and what I receive from each person is a flicker of light that touches my soul and changes the darker shades into light. I am back from another wonderful tour. My heart is full and my energy high after connecting with friends, family and my roots back in the US.
I send you my greetings for the New Year with a heart full of gratitude and my most sincere wishes to you all for a year full of love, joy, good health – and creativity!
One of my favorite new experiences has been connecting with people to paint together virtually. Over the past two years I have been working to develop my online oil painting classes. Today I am pleased to offer a course that includes ten hours of live instruction, painting demonstrations, art critique and video tutorials. Now you can meet me in my studio and paint with me from anywhere in the world!
The story of an unlikely friendship formed between my horse Danilo and a wandering pig named Georgette.
From France to Atlanta, to Texas… and back! On this five-city tour, Jill Steenhuis, her sons Sergio, Jimmy were hosted for art receptions, film screenings, painting workshops and keynote lectures. The tour featured recent works by the artists including oil paintings, lithographs, silks, metal sculptures, jewelry and a full-length documentary.
Summer workshops in Provence are back! This was a week of exploring Provence and walking in the footsteps of Cézanne and Van Gogh. We experienced the creative process, learned to mix a harmonious palette of colors and spent lots of time painting plein air. Not to mention the culinary and musical delights shared with new friends.
A long-awaited, jubilant journey back to America after this exceptionally long travel hiatus… Jill Steenhuis recounts her most recent exhibit in Jackson, Mississippi for the “Art, Soul & Bloom” event organized by the Garden Club of Jackson, hosted at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
“Painting the Invisible” is a documentary film that follows Jill Steenhuis as she navigates the landscapes of Provence in search of inspiration for her creative practice. Shot by her son, James Ruffato, over the course of three years, the film gives intimate glimpses into the world of Jill’s prolific, creative, spiritual energy.
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