Guest Speaker Dick Reeves
Plein Aire painter Dick Reeves shared his outdoor painting process and his beautiful art at EBAG’s November 20, 2007 meeting.
Dick Reeves is an award-winning photographer who has chosen to be a Plein aire painter. He has painted for the last ten years, almost daily for 2-3 hours, and works exclusively on site. The tools he uses to work outside are an old Jullian Easel (http://www.jullian.co.uk/plein-air.asp), a large white Utrecht Umbrella, 9”x12” Fredrick gesso panels, French Ultramarine Blue, Cad red light, Cad yellow light and white oil paint. Dick shared helpful hints such as using bungee chords to stabilize the easel, and attaching the necessary brushes, paper towels, trash bags, etc., to have right at hand.
The works he showed were his paintings of historical homes in the Bay Area. He called these paintings “portraits” of houses. He said that lighting and values play an important role in capturing the realism and character of the homes. Dick has a real passion for historical architecture, and these “portraits” celebrate the uniqueness of each structure -his work is wonderful!
Dick often sells his paintings on the spot to home owners, and works on commission.
Thank you Dick, for a great presentation!!
