The Launch of A New Mexico Cloudscape (Part I)

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This week I embark on a journey to create the largest oil painting I've attempted to date.

Am I ready? Yes. Feeling some trepidation? Um, yeah. Curious to see what happens next? You bet!

Here are some shots of me prepping the raw birch panel for conversion into a big, beautiful, cloud-filled Aeroscape.

The Source: An Afternoon of Dynamic Clouds Over Santa Fe

Sanding the 47" x 70" birch panel that will be the foundation for Aero No. 28. 

Applying the final coat of tinted Liquitex Gesso to the panel.

Primed and on the wall. The beginning of Aero No. 28 (Santa Fe Cloudscape) 

A little grid help to help keep the drawing on point. I am pretty precise with the prep, the drawing, the paint color mixing, BUT…once the paint starts to hit the panel, it becomes an expressive, liberating free-for-all.

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Blue Skies, Great Art & Good People in Beverly Hills

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What a weekend in Beverly Hills! Happy to have been juried into the Fall 2014 edition of Southern California's largest, and longest running, art fair. Great crowds all weekend, and great artists all around. Enjoy some of the scenes from the show here.

Ready to unwrap in Beverly Hills.

Proud Painter. Majestic Madrid.
More About This Painting HERE.

Cities. (L-R) LA Dawn, Madrid, LA Dusk.

Booth View 1 

Booth View II, featuring "Aero 11A (Freeway)" and "Aero 11C (SFO Descent)". 

Skies. Selections from the Aero Series.

Fans & Friends!

Cloudscapes and Aerial Mountain Views.

Family! With my sister, Terri, and "Madrid No. 1".

LA Skyline (Dusk) No. 1
Archival pigment print on canvas.
The cityscape that launched them all. 

With friends Cveti and Alissa.
Thanks everyone for stopping by, your encouragement, and your purchases!

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Show Season in Full Stride

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Scenes from the 3rd edition of the Culver City Art Show held on Sep. 20 & 21. It was a spectacular weekend and many new friends and fans were made at this event. But…it's only the warmup for a busy fall with the Beverly Hills Art Show (Event Info) taking center stage Oct. 18 & 19.

Ready to unwrap!

Reyes Fine Art Presents…. 

Cities

…and Skies

A really terrific show and fun time!

More color than ever in my display!

The sun setting on the Culver Show…next up? Beverly Hills. See you there! 

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LA Artist Takes Manhattan

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Meet Kelly Reemtsen (www.kellyreemtsen.com).

I've known Kelly, a Los Angeles-based artist, since 2004. She exemplifies the working artist life and has been a role model and inspiration for my art career.

I was thrilled to find out that her latest show, "America's Sweetheart", opened at the De Buck Gallery (www.debuckgallery.com) at the same time I was visiting NYC. So proud of her and in awe of Kelly's productivity, the quality of the concept of her series, and the execution of the paintings themselves. See for yourself…

Busy night at De Buck in Chelsea on a chilly Manhattan night!

With my date, Rachel! :) We're both huge fans of Kelly's work. 

Up close, you'd swear she paints with frosting. 

Catching up with the star of the show and friends.

My personal favorite. That orange…amazing!

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The Newest Collectors of Reyes Fine Art!

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I'm happy to report there was a real buzz about my exhibit, "Cities & Skies: Travel-Inspired Art", at the show in Culver City on Sep 21-22. Who doesn't love to travel and see exciting new destinations and stare dreamily out the airplane window en route. In fact, interest was so strong...

Laurie D. purchased "LA Skyline (Night), No. 2" for her husband Craig. It came down to this one and another large LA Skyline painting but the color and proportions of this piece fit their Culver City home perfectly.

"LA Skyline (Night), No. 2" on display its one and only time.

The painting is home!

Laurie + Craig = Happy Couple = Happy Artist!

Congratulations to Lorilynn F. of Los Angeles for her choice of "Aero 2013.12 (Prelude)" which is the first study of my Aero Series to be painted entirely in oil using only a palette knife.

Lorilynn with "Aero 2013.12 (Prelude)"

And last but not least, thanks to Rolin I. of Atlanta (not pictured, though his painting is lower right below) for his purchase of "Madrid No. 1 (Study)" A potent oil painting capturing the sunset over Madrid, Spain inspired by photos I took on a trip there last October.

We LOVE red dots!

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