Friday, October 09, 2009

Artist Judith Reidy and Poet Paula Anderson in Lake Country Project in TEN ARTISTS TEN POETS ONE VISION

Each day a square hiding the image
will be removed until Judith Reidy's painting will be exposed.

click on the image below

See the painting in person at the event
as well as hear

Paul Anderson's inspiring poem read by the poet herself.

Judith Reidy and Paul Anderson
invite you
to


Join us
Saturday, October 17, at 7 PM
at the Raven Gallery
read
the detailed description in
Lake Country Living



Saturday, August 08, 2009

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.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Do any of you have an item you just can't throw away? Well so do I. OR is it Junk and I am in denial?

Do any of you have an item you just can't throw away. Well so do I. I hold on to the memory of friendships with items we have shared together. One such item is our tea tray, which sadly broke this past Thursday while I was carrying in dinner dishes from the patio.This tray holds memories of service to friends and family served tea and special coffees and pie around the table. It holds memories of laughter and stories and heart break in summer, winter, fall .... I hope we can repair it. Most of all it was made by my husband some twenty plus years ago.I have other such memory with a recipe storage book that is falling to pieces. It was a wedding shower gift from one of my favorite aunts, Aunt Christine, whose middle name I have. As a young girl, I was impressed with her kindness and elegance. She taught me how to set a table. She taught me how to create things. She taught be that I could create beautiful things. Yet the recipe book cover itself is more sweet than I prefer, every time I use it I think of her.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

40/40 of 40 Consecutive Painting a Day Painting Challenge - Swing So High

Swing So High
11" x 14"
Oil on Panel
$250

This was my quick paint submission for the Cedarburg Plein Air Event.
This is also the 40 Painting of the 40 day Painting a Day Challenge.
I will be going a a vacation from painting for a few days.
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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.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

38/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - Walkway


Walkway
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas
on exhibition at the Cedarburg Cultural Center in the Cedarburg Plein Air Event
June 25-26 silent auction
June 27 open sale
exhibit through July 5
Starting bid $250
Retail if not sold in auction $375

This painting I finished in the morning at 2 AM so I am counting this painting for today. I painted at night on the corner of Columbia and Washington in Cedarburg at their Annual Plein Air Painting competition.

I will post more about the event tomorrow.

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37/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - Waterpump


Waterpump
11" x 14" unframed
oil
on exhibition at the Cedarburg Cultural Center in the Cedarburg Plein Air Event
June 25-26 silent auction
June 27 open sale
exhibt through July 5
Starting bid $250
Retail if not sold in auction $375

Back of reality building on Washington north of Village Hall
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

36/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - Faded Roses


Faded Roses
10" x 14"
Watercolor on Paper
$75

Faded roses on my kitchen table.
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Monday, June 22, 2009

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.

34/40 Paintings a Day for 40 Consecutive Days- Birthday Girl II

Birthday Girl II
6" x 7.25"
Watercolor on Paper
$75

This has been a tough Father's day.
My darling, my heart.

"But Zion said, 'The Lord has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me.'
' Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me...'
Isaiah 49:14f

Sunday, June 21, 2009

A Son, a Dad, and a Treasured Friend

This link is sent to you from http://thestory.org

You are receiving this mail because someone read a page at
The Story from American Public Media
and thought it might interest you.

It is sent by judithreidy@sbcglobal.net with the following comment:
"I heard this program this past Friday and thought it presented two stunning stories, one about a father's love for his children and the second the desire of a young man's love for his father. I found it very interesting how the young man grew up always longing for time with a busy father who left the family when he was seven. It was interesting how the father and he came together when the father retired.



Listen to the stories yourself."

A Son, a Dad, and a Treasured Friend

A father of eleven reunites with the man who helped him settle and gain citizenship in the States. Also, the restoration of an old building brings life back to a father-son relationship.

http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_799_Braceros_Diploma.mp3/mediafile_view

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33/40 of 40 consecutive Day Painting a Day - Birthday Girl


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

Once a little girl full of delight had a birthday party.
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Friday, June 19, 2009

32/40 0f 40 Consecutive Days Painting - Lee Paulsen

Lee Paulsen
6" x 8"
watercolor on paper
$70

View in Bakery Bontom in Jefferson, WI

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

30/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - King's Head

King's Head
3.75" x 5.25"
Watercolor on Paper
$60

This was taken from an old photo I had. Regal! Aslan!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

29/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - Kelly Lake Dock


Kelly Lake Dock
8" x 6"
Watercolor on Paper
$75

Today, I took my small inflatable boat onto to Kelly Lake, rowed across the lake and tied my boat to a raft and began this painting. I worked on it until the rain came down heavily.
Then I rowed to shore loaded the boat and went home.

This secluded lake is a hidden gem in Hales Corners... my little Eden where I can go to decompress.
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Oliver is Rescued - what is done for love of cat!!!!


Oliver is Rescued
At first I felt it was a lost cause,
but due to your supportive, non-judgmental comments,
I kept hoping the cat could be returned to us.
I made and distributed fliers, scouted the neighborhood
and after all else failed
prayed.
Thank you for your suggestions,
and support and
most of all thank you for encouraging me to pray!!!!!
You reminded me that, "Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows..." James 1:17f
You , your good advice, and your kindness is a another gift in my life.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

28/40 of 40 Consecutive Paintings a Day - Mountain of Mist


Mountains of Mist
3.75" x 5.25"
Watercolor on Paper
$50

From photo and memory of Malin Head of Inishowen in Donegal, Ireland.
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Appeal to Find our Lost Cat - Oliver



Indoor Cats can get very scared when they are lost outside, CATATONIC scared.
They try to hide in bushes or in some secluded site. They are often so afraid that they won’t come near even their owners. They can scratch or bite out of fear. Oliver, our cat, normally is very loving and gently persistent, but has a skittish nature in strange new environments...like being outside or with strangers. Normally he hides when strangers visit. He has been friendly with a few.
If you see him,
please call us at 414-529-1624
We live at
5715 South 115th Street
Hales Corners, WI


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