Saturday, August 18, 2012

Judith Reidy's Prize Winning Painting at the Milwaukee Domes Festival


Through the Trees at Michell Park
Acrylic
9x12 unframed
16 x 19 framed
Award Winner
currently in Auction and tp buy it now
go to
this site
I believe I already have a bid on the painting...
 but am accepting more...

I won one of the two prizes at the Milwaukee Domes Art Festival Plein Air Event. Wow, the prize money more than covers the cost of all my summer competition expenditures! What a thrill! I am so grateful!
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Judith Reidy at the Renaisance Faire in Bristol, Wisconsin....her Entry


Shakespeare's Meadow....
by Judith Reidy


Acrylic
14" x 17" framed
Auction begins at
4pm at Renaisance Faire
in Bristol, WI
near Kenosha and the Illinois border.....

I had never been to the Renaisance Faire before this event... but WOW what an unbelievable treasure a few minutes from my home... 28 min to be exact...
I found myself to transported in time to a delightful age of fanfare, fright and frolic.  No mild manners here.  Gypsis, ladies in waiting, maidens all aglow, Knights and jugglers... all in a little Camelot and Sherwood Forest...
Just Great..

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Thursday, August 09, 2012

Judith Reidy Announces Fall Art Classes 2012

Heads up to the Fall Art Class offerings.  Make sure to check out the page for new locations and new class descriptions and locations.  Look at the Calendar for exact times.
 
Greenfield News and Hobby 

 New Berlins  AND West Allis 
Michael's Arts and Crafts Grumbacher Class

Wilson Senior Center

Clinton St Gallery 

Studio Lessons
 

Wilson Senior Center Classes:
Greenfield News and Hobby Classes:

  • Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- - instructor Judith Reidy
    Beginner Class Types offered:
    Floral Class, Seascape Class, Landscape Class or Still Life Class

    see typical two hour paintings......
     



Chrysanthemums in a Pot
12" x 9"
acrylic
a typical floral painting
Summer Breeze
9" x 12"
acrylic
a typical landscape painting

Blue Grapes
9" x 12"
acrylic
a typical still life
Seascape
9" x 12" 
acrylic
a typical seascape
In the class type, you select, you will: Complete one  9”x12” Acrylic Painting in two hours while learning basic acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own  wonderful future projects.  Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints learning to hold a brush properly to create a variety of  brushstrokes while selecting colors to create depth, perspective, and focal point in your paintings. Students may bring in an image to paint or select an image


For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events
Wilson Senior Center for class dates see link.  To Register 
Contact: Wilson Senior Center

2601 West Howard Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53221
(414) 282-5566

Additional Classes at 
Greenfield News and Hobby
  • Color Theory  
  • Beginning Oil  Painting Class
  • Beginning Pastel Painting Class
  • Zentangle Design 
  • Plein Air Painting Class
  • One Stroke Painting
  • Stenciling
  • Fun and Crazy Abstract Painting
  • General Painting in a variety of media
For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events 

6815 West Layton Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53220
(414) 281-1800


 
New Berlin  and West Allis Michael's Arts and Crafts Grumbacher
  • Beginning Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- instructor Judith Reidy
Beginner Class Types offered:  Floral Class, Seascape Class, Landscape Class or Still Life Class
see slideshow for samples of completed painting projects
  
General Class Information

In the class type you select, you will:
  1. Complete one  9”x12” Acrylic Painting in two hours
  2. Learn basic acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own future projects 
  3. Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints
  4. Hold a brush properly and use it to create specific brushstrokes 
  5. Select colors to create depth, perspective, and interest in your paintings

For a complete list of descriptions  and times see  Calendar of Events
 
  • Intermediate Acrylic Painting Class - Complete a Painting in Two Hours- instructor Judith Reidy 
  1. Complete one  12”x16" Acrylic Painting in two hours
  2. Learn more advances acrylic painting techniques and apply them to your own future projects 
  3. Use fine art tools, including brushes and acrylic paints
  4. Hold a brush properly and use it to create specific brushstrokes 
  5. Select colors to create depth, perspective, and interest in your paintings
  6. Subjects include animals, portraiture and more.


Michael's for class dates see link.  To Register
Contact Michael's ArtsCrafts

New Berlin  Michael's 

15500 West Beloit Road
New Berlin, WI 53151
(262) 784-1451

West Allis Michaels
11135 West National Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227

414-329-2825
 
 



Clinton St Gallery 
For a complete list of descriptions  and times see 
Clinton St Gallery Classes Page and   Calendar of Events

Studio Lessons 
Judith offers private lessons in her studio. Call 414-510-2065 for details.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Judith Reidy's New Class on Color Theory in Demand

By popular interest and demand, Judith is offering a class

on color theoryat two locations and times. 


How do you mix this color? How do you create mood with color? How do you create glowing color?  How do seemingly drab colors function to make glow in a painting?  What are the guidelines for creating depth with color and value in a painting?  What is the relationship of color and value in a painting?  All these questions and more will be answered in this class.
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These are the only times I can offer these classes at this time.

 One class  is at the Wilson Senior center 
this coming Tuesday August 14, at 1:15 pm.


 The next offering will be at Greenfield News and Hobby 
and will run for two consecutive days
 in the late afternoon on Tuesday and Wednesday,  September 4 and 5th. 
 For Details I suggest that you go to the calendar of events and click on the dates.

I can teach this class with any chosen media as long as you have these kinds of colors
one warm red and one cool red
one warm blue and one cool blue
one warm yellow and one cool yellow
white
black
pad of canvas or pad of paper depending on media
a solvent depending on media....
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If you have questions about these colors call me or come early to Greenfield News and Hobby and Purchase the colors you need with my assistance.


Just Landed from Door County Adventure

This years Door County Plein Air Festival  proved a real adventure.
Painted in heat and rain....




met and enjoyed wonderful new art friends
and made and sold some wonderful art.  See this painting installed at the Linger a lovely new coffee shop in Fish Creek.

Judith Reidy's Great Evening at Rivers End during Waukesha Art Crawl in




As you know I love to paint in the open air. I particularly enjoy painting in the RAIN. Well it did rain a little during the Saturday evening Waukesha Art Crawl. I had my summer Waukesha Plein Air paintings up for a showing in the gallery. I painted outside.




This painting sold to a gentleman because it reminded him of his wife's years of studying with the famous colorist and Pein Air instructor/artist Henry Hensche. I was so honored.










I also offer painting classes in Waukesha at the Clinton Gallery on Thursday late afternoons.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Judith Reidy At Waukesha Art Crawl Tonight Painting

Tonight I will be painting in downtown Waukesha for the Waukesha Art Crawl.
 I will be out front of the Rivers End Gallery where inside I have an exhibit of my summer Plein Air  painting project of  primarily downtown Waukesha street scenes.  I will be in front of the Rivers End Gallery in downtown Waukesha from about 4 to 6pm.  Then at starting at about 6:30pm, I will be painting in front of the Clinton Street Gallery the place where I offer classes on Thursday late afternoon.

I also offer classes at other locations in the area.  Check out my calendar and class listings for more details.