High Noon in the Field

Another painting on a breezy day

Before Evening Prayers

Just and hour and half start on this early evening painting.

View of the Prairie near the Healing Center

This windy morning in the Spirit of joy I began painting a scene of the open prairie surrounding the Healing Center. The healing center sounds peculiar.  It is a center which focus is on healing our minds from its fractured vision of isolation.
Do you ever think you are different from the "others" around you? ...that things just don't fit together as they should.  Are you aware that is a common human condition?  Have you ever seriously asked why?
That is the beginning of the quest.

Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting Event 2011 Paintings by Judith Reidy

Two Boys Fishing Rock River
by Judith Reidy
14 x 11 inches unframed panel
19.5x 16.5 inches framed
oil
$350

In Beloit this week it was really hot. My friend Wendie and I had been painting in the morning near the college (see painting below). The heat was in the upper nineties. We stopped for lunch then drove around looking for a good spot to paint again .

Me Dosing in a Dream
Wendie set up and got right into painting, but I couldn't and decided to 'veg' out on the lawn chair. I was dosing when in a dream state I started watching these little boys fishing across the way. I just had to paint them. I started into the painting and ten minutes in, they disappeared. So here they are from that dream state as I remember them and the the scene.

The President's White House
by Judith Reidy
14 x 11 inches unframed panel
19.5 x 16.5 inches framed
oil
view of Beloit College President's Home
$350

I was immediately drawn to this lovely white building and the flush of white light in the walk way up to the front door. So inviting. I have been working on white objects in shadow. I couldn't pass this one up.

Summer Breeze
by Judith Reidy
11 x 14 inches unframed panel
16.5 x 19.5 inches framed
oil
view of Rock River in Beloit, Wisconsin
$350

We returned a second day of heat in Beloit, where we found a refreshing scene with water and a breeze....that grew hotter as the day went on....

Judith Reidy's Rocks of Leo Carrilo

Rocks Near Leo Carrillo
11 x 14" unframed
oil
View of rocks looking south on ocean side of Leo Carrillo State Beach near Malibu, CA

Ash Tree at Sunset1

Ash Tree at Sunset

This past Sunday I started this painting at sunset. The light changed so quickly that I stopped and finished it last night,Monday, with some touch up this morning.

I like how the light hits the snow and creates lovely colors.

6" x 8"
Oil

Blues in the Studio

Gauze

Ireland Blue

Valley Mist
These are a few of samples of what I have being creating in the cave. Enjoy!
See you at the Westside Artwalk,
April 23 and 24
at
ORO di Oliva
Wauwatosa, WI

Judith Reidy & Fred Bell Painting - 78 Degrees at Whitnal Park 3-31-2010

Fred Bell and I were out painting today at Whitnall Park. It was terrific day to be out. We picked a spot just east of the Golf Club House on a hill overlooking an embankment covered with evergreens.

Spruces by Judith Reidy

Where is Fred Bell's painting?

Judith Reidy laughing at Fred.....



But where is Fred Bell?

Good Picture of Fred
Ah, there Fred is painting a spruce too. Two Freds?

Hidden under her hat, Judith is painting with her double.

Where is Fred's painting?

Looks done to me.

Check out Fred Bell's Facebook page to see the Painting close up.


It was a perfect day to paint outside.

Four more Paintings

Mind's Eye
pastel
16.5" x 10.5"

Veiled Bride
pastel
21.5" x 6.5"

On Eagles Wings
pastel
15" x 6"

Be Thou
pastel
24" x 7.5"

A Light in a Dark Place

I have been quite amazed at how fun un-distracted painting can be. I like to close my eyes and think of the first sensation that comes to my mind's eye. It is light, pure light. It glows and burns away the dross of life. This morning I had another reminder of new life when I stepped outside. In our part of the world, a robin's breast is the first sign of spring. There the Robin was.

Nigeria Alerts Me

But I have been thinking about Nigeria...the ongoing genocide. What do Nigerian mothers wake up to each day? Is there a sense of gloom that hangs over them, as they wonder if they will be the next target?
Because of that, I am thinking about figures again in my landscapes. Figures as living souls, how do they rest in a world shaped by dichotomies?

Painting in process comments

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Judith Reidy Paintings at Anderson Art Center League of Milwaukee Artist Exhibition - Reception August 9 1:30 to 4 pm

Judith Reidy's "Malin Head County Road"

Judith Reidy's "Farm Alone in the Mist"

You are invited

to the exhibition reception
at the Anderson Art Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin

The Anderson Art Center
will host a featured exhibit from August 9, through October 11, 2009

Reception: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 1:30 to 4 pm
with

• Judith Reidy and many other fine League of Milwaukee Artists in Main and East Galleries
• Nature 3-Way in the 4-D Gallery
• Wisconsin Watercolor in the Upper Galleries
• and other fine exhibits

The Anderson Art Center

is located at 121 66th Street, Kenosha, WI 53143

Come enjoy the exceptional art while taking in the the breath taking views and sounds of Lake Michigan directly east of the Anderson.

39/40 Consecutive Days Painting a Day Challenge - Heavy Cloud

Heavy Cloud
3.5" x 5"
Watercolor on Paper
$50

Tonight I delivered the work to Alyson Cook who curates the exhibits at Beans and Barley, a trendy Eastside eating place.

35/40 of 40 Consecutive Painting a Day - Late View of the Mists

Late View of the Mists
11" x 15"
Watercolor on Paper
$100

From photo from trip to Ireland. I was at Malin Head looking over the bay.

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 22 of the 40 Consecutive Painting a Day Challenge - Road Uphill at Malin Head 2

Road Uphill at Malin Head 2
16" x 20"
Pastel on Museum Board
$450

I have done several studies for this piece, some in painting a day. Today I complete the big one.

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.

Painting 9/40 of the 40 Consecutive Day Painting Challenge - Uphill Country Road

Uphill Country Road
7 1/4" x 6 1/4"
Oil on Panel
$75

This is a country road near Mineral Point, Wisconsin in early morning.

For those who have been keeping up with the 40 day challenge, I am really coming into some "challenging" days ahead. I have a "Block Party" that I am co- hosting this coming Saturday, May 30, and a Graduation Party for my son the following Saturday, June 6.

Its going to be interesting going.

Painting 8/40 of Painting a Day Challenge for 40 Consecutive Days - Out of the Haze

Out of the Haze
5 1/4" x 7 1/4"
OIl on Panel
$75
Temporary Photo

This scene was from around Breezewood, Pennsylvania
Again I painted this in late evening, and had difficulty with glare. I will rephotograph this tomorrow.

Its about 11:21 pm.

Revised Painting 7/40 from the the 40 Consecutive Painting a Day Challenge - My Backyard II

My Backyard II
7 1/4" x 5 1/4"
oil on panel
$75
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Yesterday, I painted a view from my back yard. I painted rather thickly. I never had the problem photographing a piece like a did with this one.
I was dealing with a lot of glare. Because the sun had set when I finished it, I had to use light in my home, rather than diffused natural light from the outside. So today, I tried rephotographing it without success. Then I started painting from my imagination.

It was great fun.
Yet I still need to paint Painting 8/40 for today.

If you click on the painting you will see a blowup with all the texture and brush strokes.

Painting 7/40 from the the 40 Consecutive Painting a Day Challenge - My Backyard

My Backyard
7 1/4" x 5 1/4"
oil on panel
not available
temporary photo

Today I painted a view from my back yard. I painted rather thickly. I never had the problem photographing a piece like a did with this one.
I was dealing with a lot of glare. Because the sun had set when I finished it, I had to use light in my home, rather than diffused natural light from the outside.

Tomorrow I will rephotograph it, if is not raining.