Reed

What a great mood!

A photo of columnar cacti with a cluster of aloes with pink flowers at the base on a white background.

A photo of a rustic, light blue door set in a red and yellow wall. The wall is covered with the foliage from a vine.

A photo of a narrow, steep alleyway/foot path receding down from the viewer. A large bougainvillea shades the path.

A photo with a row of white condos in the lower left corner. The sky is large in the photo, with a light covering of clouds.

The Pueblos Mágicos certainly live up to their name. Photos from San Miguel de Allende.

An oil painting of a handful of yuccas at White Sands in New Mexico. The sand takes on the oranges and blues of the sun and the sky, and the sky is bright and cloudless.

The yuccas at White Sands are so striking 🌵

#BlueskyArtShow #Bright #BotanicalArt #OilOnCanvas

An oil painting of the Colorado as it flows between cliffs. The sky is cloudy, but the cliffs and reflections on the water are vibrant autumn colors.

#mountainmonday #landscape #oiloncanvas

A wood burning of a cluster of berries and leaves on a wood panel, colored using watercolor.

An angled shot of a wood burning of a cluster of berries and leaves on a wood panel, colored using watercolor. There's a rosemary bush in the background.

Still new enough to framing that it has a bit of rustic flair to it, but this is one of the first times I've put frames on my work and I'm so so pleased with how it elevates the pieces.

The light bouncing around the water and the glass is just fantastic, lovely work!

A painting of a close-up of the edge of a stream, where small aquatic plants and water are dappled with sunlight. The end of a reed trails into the stream, and leaves reflect dark shadows in the still water.

Companion piece to yesterday's post, inviting you to look a little closer at the way the dappled light plays across the plants and water.

Oil on canvas, 16"x12"

#traditionalart #botanicalart #nature

An oil painting of dappled light on leaves and aquatic plants along a stream. Cool greens and purples contrast with bright yellow where the sun filters through the brightest.

Take a minute to sit and trail your fingers through the cool water.

Oil on canvas, 16"x12"

#BlueskyArtShow #Relax #Art #OilOnCanvas

The color gradation in the leaves is so lovely!

Fantastic shot! I love the subtle reflections off the water. Makes me miss the PNW.

Thanks so much!

Thank you! There's so much inspiration here, I'm glad you got to come through!

An oil painting of a cluster of blue agaves against an orange background.

I love where I live, the desert Southwest and its plants are so special.

Agaves Study
Oil on canvas, 24"x12"

#BlueskyArtShow #Home #BotanicalArt #TraditionalArt #Tucson

The textures on this are incredible!

A photo of dimly lit blackberry leaves trailing into a stream. Dappled sunlight makes its way through trees out of the frame to highlight them and some of the plants floating on the stream.

A close-up photo of two yellow fruits (some sort of stone fruit I think) with green leaves in the background.

A photo through a shallow stream of brightly colored rocks with light refracting through the water onto them.

A photo of tree trunks during golden hour, with a warm glow making them seem almost as though they have an inner light.

My partner gave me their old DSLR recently and I'm SO stoked to start experimenting with it. Sometime down the road you might see one of two of these in painting form...

I'd love to be added!

An oil painting in progress of a huge bunch of ladybugs hanging onto some grass.

Really bit a lot off with this one, now let's see if I can chew it.

#wip #traditionalart

Five silos standing in a field of grass, in a state of disrepair and covered in vining poison ivy. The sky is blue with light puffy clouds. There are trees in the background.

Old buildings become new habitats, mother nature retaking what is hers.

You wouldn't believe how much fun I had putting in those little blocks on the silos.

Reclamation
Oil on canvas, 24"x36"

#BlueSkyArtShow #Pieces #SensoryArt #CopyPaste

An oil painting of stylized prickly pear cacti in blues and purples. The pads are nestled between rocks and there is grass and small green plants in the background. The backdrop is a black circle with yellow and orange surrounding it.

Playing around with a more stylized approach... Won't be my go-to, but I definitely learned a lot!

Eclipsed Expectations
Oil on canvas, 18"x24x"

Well that's gonna kick my plans to swap over to Linux into high gear.

Big fan of where the dark blues sneak in on the mug, beautiful work on both!

Love the reflections in the water!

Lush green fern fronds emerge from black shadows, fading to light green, almost white, where the light on them is brightest. This is the second time I've painted from this reference, maybe I'll show how much improved over the last decade or so soon...

My enduring love of green continues.

GREEN
Oil on canvas, 18"x24"

#BotanicalArt #BlueskyArtShow #Jagged

Oh the tomatoes are adorable!

Augh, this really resonates with me. The desert around me has been crying out for water and it makes me so sad to think about the saguaros starting to die. It doesn't seem all that far off with the way things are going.

Thanks so much!

Thank you! What a hike it was to get the reference photo for it 🌧️

Gorgeous! I especially like the one on the right- it's so evocative, and there's something about moody paintings that I can't get enough of.

I'm also in love with that snake! Your use of color is fabulous, it gives such a serene feeling to your work.

A set of nine paintings on wood panels depicting berries of many species in vibrant colors using watercolor and a wood burning pen.

An oil painting of a rainy day's hike outside of Moab. The rocks are wet and shiny and the trail is soaked and vibrantly colored. The plants look dry and crispy, thankful for the rain after a long time without.

Thanks for hosting, Tisha! I'm Reed, a desert-dweller who's constantly seeking out lush things to paint.