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.

PleinAir magazine is back!

Many of us were disappointed when this magazine went out of print. It seems enough of us sent letters asking the publisher to bring it back. My "Back By Popular Demand" copy arrived yesterday and it is truly beautiful. What a joy to have it in print once again!

I even found a photo of my friend, Ned Mueller, receiving the 2010 Grand Prize Timothy Bills Memorial Award at a recent Plein Air Event, page 84. Click here to see some of Ned's work.

"Painting in the Open Air"

10 x 8

oil on panel

I shipped this painting to NYC last week. It will be in the National Association of Women Aartists New Member Exhibition.

Nov 11 - 30, 2010

Reception: Nov. 16th from 5 - 7 pm

NAWA Gallery, 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1405, NY NY

Today I delivered two paintings to Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland WA for their 20th Annual Invitational Small Works Show. I will post them soon.