About Beautiful Spaces

Beautiful Spaces began many years ago with Sally Rutledge and a friend in Canada, under the name "Off the Wall".  Over the years Sally has painted her way through many homes, businesses, and healing spaces.  She continues to travel to complete commissions; most recently for a spa resort in Mexico. 

Patrons of the arts honor and support this work.  Commissions are priced individually . Paints are waterbased, very low toxicity, and walls are washable and very durable.

About Sally Rutledge

Sally Rutledge, born 1946, grew up in the midwest US; Kalamazoo, Michigan to be exact. She pursued all the various arts, but even in these early years, watercolor was her favorite medium. In her late teens and early adult life Sally's university studies centered around training in the classical arts and she began exhibiting seriously at this time. Living in different areas from the East and West coasts to Guatemala added unique qualities to her palate.

For many years Sally devoted much of her time and energy to parenting. Within this task came the study, and many years of Waldorf teaching - based on Anthroposophy, a spiritual science of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner. This led to Goethe's theory of color where new spiritual meaning entered the art of painting.

Sally lived on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada for ten years. Here the moist, soft light (akin to Turner's beloved England) allowed new colors to emerge and work on paper - and now murals, and the walls of complete rooms. "Beautiful Spaces" was born and Magenta Art School, where the study of color continues, now also in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Art is an ever evolving process of imagination where Sally blends the artistic talents she has cultivated with the therapy inherent in working with color.