Fred Bell and I, Judith Reidy Start Paintings at McCarthy Park

 Yesterday it was our first really warm day for 2012.  So as our tradition goes, Fred and I always find a place to paint.  This year it was the north end of McCarty park in West Allis.  We both had a great start on our respective paintings and had a lot of laughs.
 

You should know that 

Fred Bell

  has his 

opening tonight at the Portrait Gallery.  

It is a great exhibition. 

For details go here.

 

Walk in Cedar Park- Cedarburg Plein Air 2011 Quick Paint

Walk in Cedar Park
by Judith Reidy
9" x 12" unframed
15" x 18" framed
Oil
in Silent Auction at Cedarburg Plein Air Event
in the Cedarburg Cultural Center
Active bidding has begun on this painting with committed buyers
This painting of the pathway into Cedar Park has signed bidders.
Bidding closes on Saturday.

31/40 of 40 Consecutive Painting a Day - Treeline in Fall

Treeline in Fall
8" x 6"
Oil on Panel
$85.00
I painted this painting today, in the morning. It is a view of a creek near by. I was quite pleased with it. It was a odd morning with a mist of clouds hanging low in the sky, allowing a veil of soft difused light.

Painting 26/40 of 40 Consecutive Painting a Day Challenge - Smiling Girl

Smiling Girl
8" x 6"
Watercolor on Paper
$75

I had a great time going through our old family photos when I was preparing the life display poster for my son's high school graduation. Here he is held by his sister in a garden at the Milwaukee domes.

18/40 of the the 40 Consecutive Painting Day Challenge - Schoetz Park

Schoetz Park
7.75" x 5"
Watercolor on Paper
$50

Slight overcast day at the pond at Schoetz.

Award Winning Plein Air Painting of Classic Milwaukee Eastside Corner, " Looking East on Belleview"

Looking East on Belleview

Looking East on Belleview

is a classic. Sun dappled walks that lead to Lake Park on an late spring early afternoon welcome the friend of Milwaukee's fine neighborhoods. These city sidewalks invite them on a refreshing meander lost in the peace and pleasure in meeting others on their stroll. Everywhere a feast for the eyes in a return to the best of city living.

This award winning Plein Air Painting by Judith Reidy of the city's Eastside was sold at the Downer Avenue Plein Air event in May 2008. The Plein Air event was sponsored by the League of Milwaukee Artists, The Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors and the Downer Avenue Merchants. 30% of the proceeds went to Artist Working in Education. AWE is a nonprofit organization that sponsors artists to work creatively with children to enhance human potential, advance learning and cultivate community. Judith and the other artists find it rewarding to be able to contribute to the AWE effort.

Hackett Looking North, Plein Air painting of Milwaukee's Eastside

Hackett Looking North

This Plein Air painting created during the last week of May 2008, during the Downer Avenue Plein Air Painting Competition is a companion piece to the work "Looking East on Belleview".

This cityscape painting, "Hackett Looking North" shows the classic Milwaukee Eastside neighborhood lined with lush canopy of trees covering walks edged by gardened lawns. This morning light cityscape captures the cool shadows over the path which can lead to shops or the expansive Lake Park within minutes.

This painting was sold at the silent auction of the Plein Air event. 30% of the sale, the artist Judith donated to Artist Working in Education, a nonprofit organization that sponsors artists to work creatively with children to enhance human potential, advance learning and cultivate community.

Would you like a painting of your neighborhood community? Contact Judith.