The Creation of A Spanish Cityscape

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This week I started my newest painting featuring Toledo, Spain. I visited there in 2012 and was moved by its hilltop setting, its distinct architecture, and the fact that Toledo was the adopted home town of El Greco, one of my favorite painters. Unlike cloudscapes, cityscape paintings require a bit more thought and planning before adding color as evidenced in the photo and time lapse below.

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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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The Newest Collectors of Reyes Fine Art

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New work as well as some Reyes Fine Art old favorites made strong impressions at the "Affair of the Arts" on June 7-8 in Culver City. Special acknowledgement and thanks to my newest collectors, Linette and Jaimie (pictured below)!

Linette with "New York No. 4 (Empire)"

"Aero No. 4 (Tribulation)" greets visitors to Linette's beautiful condo.

It was meant to be! The colors of "Aero No. 31 (MIA->MAD)" complemented the decor perfectly.

Jaime and me with "Aero No. 5 (Crop Circles)". I'm honored to have one of the very first Aeroscapes added to her collection of local artists and Mid-Century Modern style.

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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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It's Not An Art Show Without The People!

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Scenes from the "Affair of the Arts" in beautiful Culver City.

Entry to the Affair of the Arts
(Photo Courtesy of TW9 Gallery)  

Overview from the Culver Hotel
(Photo Courtesy of TW9 Gallery) 

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen) 

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

The young man said: "The colors are bumpy!" 

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

With Artist Joan Scheibel.
(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

Hans & Brooke!
(Photo Courtesy of Karen Rosen)

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Reyes Artwork Out In The World!

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I wanted to share some great news about the newest collector of Reyes Fine Art. My friend Alex Jimenez recently finished a complete remodel of a great home in Los Angeles. He, along with his interior designer Herminia Mercado, selected four cityscapes to complement the color scheme and contemporary interior they put together. Some pictures of the work and the installed art are presented here, and you can check out the entire series at this link: The Urbanica Series

Selections from the Urbanica Series that Alex chose.

Alex and his new art:
"Los Angeles No. 4" and "Los Angeles No. 5"

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They fit perfectly!

In The Kitchen:
"Los Angeles No. 1 (Polychrome)"
"New York No. 1 (Polychrome)"

Alex and his interior designer liked the way the lime green in the paintings complemented the accent color on the ceiling of the kitchen. The black mats and frames matched the color of his cabinetry, too. A perfect fit!

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Another Painting Leaves the Studio!

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Huge thanks to writer Hans Lüttman for becoming the newest patron of Reyes Fine Art! He selected "LA Skyline (Dawn), No. 2" to complement the creative environment of his studio in Hollywood.

The image in the painting was inspired by the dramatic light and clouds over downtown LA after an early morning rainstorm. This and its companion piece, "LA Skyline (Dawn), No. 1" are key works from my Urbanica Series. I am so pleased that it has found a new home and hope that the inspiration that helped create the painting provides similar creative inspiration for Hans and his work.

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Sold Out @ Sullivan Goss Gallery!

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While I was sculpting away in Philadelphia (November 2011 - March 2012), I found out that four of my paintings on display at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA all sold! It was my second year showing in the gallery's "100 Grand" Show and my first clean sweep. Some pictures of the show and the work follow:

Opening night of "100 Grand".
Always a packed house at Sullivan Goss!
(Photo courtesy of Sullivan Goss)  

Street view.
(Photo courtesy IssacHernandez.com)

Love the Salon Style display of the work!
Curator Susan Bush does a remarkable job making sense
of the different styles, shapes, and colors.
(Photo courtesy of IssacHernandez.com) 

Opening Night @ Sullivan Goss.

That's my painting, "Tierra Contenta - Noon"

with the black frame straight ahead.

(Photo courtesy of Sullivan Goss)

Apparently the patrons in Santa Barbara dig the landscape 

AND the urbanscape as all four  found new homes!

Big thanks to Susan Bush and the Sullivan Goss team
for believing in me and putting together terrific shows!

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