Born in Vancouver, Ruby taught school in Vancouver and Victoria, specializing in art in the elementary grades. After moving to Winnipeg in 1971, she found herself in a new career in the travel industry. Upon her retirement in 1993, she finally realized her dream of painting full time. She has studied with many leading artists, including taking workshops in France, Niagara on the Lake, Calgary and Vancouver. She is the representative for Leading Edge Art Workshops in Winnipeg.

Ruby enjoys working in acrylics and the challenge of watercolor and inks in her studio in Winnipeg. Her paintings are inspired by her travels, and reflect her love of color and for the gradeur of the prairies, the majesty of the Rockies, and landscapes from right around home and around the world. A member of Manitoba Society of Artists since 2002, her work, which has been shown extensively in group and solo shows, can be found in both private and corporate collections in Canada, the UK, India and China.