blending hands-on application with thick, fresh acrylic, drew tye ruby-howe creates bold, textural abstract pieces that take on a palpable intensity and life of their own. her original and custom work has exhibited in art galleries, commercial venues and editorial print in philadelphia and washington dc. she is inspired by the quiet softness found in unexpected, industrial places - decades of contrasting coats of paint revealed on the corners of old buildings; tiny flowers bursting through cracks in the city sidewalk; and the way deflated mylar balloons get caught in the wind and coil across chain link fences. drew believes in the magic of these moments, the power these images can conjure, and her art is an acknowledgement and celebration of the beautiful things in life we can - and often do - so easily overlook.
