Ice Cream Social on Sunday March 15th 3 pm to 6 pm
Meet the artist: David Ferrell & Ruth Lefko
Free single scoop ice cream plus coffee & tea.
Ruth Lefko:
Since Ruth’s retirement from elementary education, she has been exploring her lifelong interest in art. As an active member of the art community through the Blacksburg Regional Art Association, she has received awards in regional juried shows including the Virginia Watercolor Society, Bath County Art Show, Central Virginia Watercolor Guild, and the Baltimore Watercolor Society’s 2025 Mid-Atlantic Exhibit.
She was also a featured artist at Blue Ridge PBS Roanoke VA, Artistic Encounters in 2024. Ruth has attained Signature membership of the Virginia Watercolor Society and the Baltimore Watercolor Society. Her work has been published in The New River Valley Through an Artist’s Eye and Artemis.
Ruth is a former member of the Market Gallery in Roanoke and currently a member of A New Leaf Gallery in Floyd VA. Her work is on display in locations throughout the New River Valley including Miller Off Main St. Blacksburg, VA.
No matter the style or subject, it is evident she finds joy in the beauty surround her and in expressing life experiences through art.Visit her website: www.RuthLefko.com and Ruth Lefko Art, Facebook
David Ferrell:
David was born in Pulaski County and has always lived in the Fairlawn area on the family farm. He attended county schools and New River Community College. Staying in the area kept him very engaged in the community. He had painted for many years but stopped in the 70s. Around 2014 he became enamored with photography. His photography and encouragement from wonderful friends inspired him to pick up a paintbrush and start watercolors again. Also being an avid perennial gardener gave him plenty of subject matter to photograph and paint. His style varies from abstract to whimsical and everything in between. David’s art is like a journey – trying new techniques with different art supplies, meeting other artists for inspiration and encouragement, and using his photographs for subject matter. He’s always ready for a new piece of watercolor paper waiting for his brushstrokes to make it his.
David a member of A New Leaf Gallery in Floyd VA, and featured artist at Blue Ridge PBS Roanoke VA, Artistic Encounters in 2024.