Saturday Morning Soccer

8 x 6 inches oil on panel

Sometimes I find the spectators more fun to watch than the game. It really was quite cold. Note the umbrellas at hand. On this morning, rain didn't start falling until after the game was over.

My Brother Plays Soccer

8 x 6 inches oil on panel

This little girl was so much fun to watch. I noticed the bright pink coat first, then the socks, followed by the snacks and her expression. She was even more fun to paint.

The morning was very cold, more about that later . . . And it did not rain until we were in the car and driving out of the parking lot. Another great day in the Pacific Northwest.

Ball Four

8 x 6 oil on panel

I have been taking my camera to baseball and soccer games this fall. There are so many great shapes, poses in action . . . and great observers! I will soon be posting more.

I sometimes add the under painting sketch, the third image above, when I remember to photograph it.

Art in Embassies Pickup for Tel Aviv

Two Ballerinas ready for the truck

The first stop for this round of the Art in Embassies program pickup was this morning – my house. The two men will be adding more works to the truck as they work their way across the northern USA, on their way to New York City. Once in NY, the paintings will be crated and shipped to their assorted US Embassies around the world.

The man in the truck is finishing the paperwork for my paintings. He then wrapped and packed each one of them into a custom carton he prepared in the back of the truck. My paintings are going to Tel Aviv, Israel, where they will be on exhibition for two and a half years. Click here to see the paintings.

Painting with friends

afternoon in the Teanaway valley (click images to enlarge)

Yesterday I returned to a favorite painting spot on the sunny side of the mountains. It had been three years and two days since I was last here. The weather was beautiful, just like my last trip, and the trees still wore most of their fall colors.

I had returned with one of the same painting friends as my last trip, Ned Muller. I thought of Bill, who had joined us on our my trip to the Teanaway valley in October 2008. As I painted in the field above, I recalled many past painting trips with Bill and could hear his advice as I painted.
With Ned and Bill Teanaway valley in October 2008.

Wm F. Reese, July 10, 1938-June 16, 2010, internationally renowned painter and sculptor, author, teacher and dear friend.