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( quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur )

The Dog Portrait

11/10/2020

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I think every aspiring artist tries his hand with a few dog portraits.  These are mine.  Most of them are from 2013 and 2014 with one being from 2018 (Webster Hogan).  My favorite is one of my own dogs, Perla.  She is showing off her Christmas necklace and looking a bit curious about the entire situation.  I try not to do these too often as pet owners can be difficult to please, but I do think these turned out OK overall and everyone was happy. 
Gus Reed, 2013
Bear Reed Swimming with Torpedo, 2014
Perla Reed's Christmas, 2014
Belitz, 2015
Yodi Cocke, 2014
Webster Hogan, 2018
Max Jameson, 2014
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More From The Covid-19 Studios, Houston

9/16/2020

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I have continued to work from my home garage studio during the summer of 2020.  Most of my paintings are smaller quick works. I did travel to Colorado this summer for six weeks so some of these were painted there. I'm still having fun and am passing the time with these pieces but I am yearning to get back down to my main studio and get some bigger work going!  Perhaps I will get down there sooner than later.  Stay tuned. b
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From the Covid-19 Studios, Houston

6/14/2020

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It has been quite a while since I posted a new blog entry.  These are some works I completed in the Spring of 2020 from home in what I call my Covid-19 Studio (my garage).  I thought it may be interesting to look at some of these 'smaller' works that are not included on my main 'paintings' page.  These are mostly completed in one or two sittings.  They have been fun to paint, are spontaneous and gestural. Many of them have meaning to me that is related to our new realities.
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A Behind the Scenes Fieldtrip to The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

10/25/2015

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October 16, 2015
My life drawing class at The Glassell School of Art had a fabulous behind the scenes field trip to the archives at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.  My instructor, Mr. Ken Mazzu, arranged this private viewing for us of selected figure drawings that the museum has in secure climate and light controlled storage.  These works are not currently on display at the museum.  Prior to this trip, I was not aware that it was possible to have access to these works.  Unless the selected works are restricted at the time of the request, a museum curator will pull the works and arrange them for viewing in a private room on the second floor of the museum.  We had to leave our bags and purses in lock boxes prior to entry through a controlled access door.  We received instructions from the curator with regard to protecting the works from damage.  Most of the drawings we saw were not behind glass or any other protective cover.  The basic rules were: (1) absolutely do not touch the works, (2) do not to not exhale, sneeze or cough in close proximity to the works, (3) no flash photography was allowed and generally we just had to be very careful and respectful of the work.  Some of these drawings were over 500 years old and very fragile. Pretty cool stuff! Mr. Mazzu pointed out the many drawing techniques used by these master artists.  It was a learning experience.  Thanks Ken, and thanks to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston!
This is our life drawing class visiting the museum.
School of Jacopo Bassano, Italian ( Venetian ), c. 1510 - 1592 Drawing of a Male Torso Charcoal on blue paper
Leonardo Scaglia, Italian ( Imbrian, Perugian ), active 1640 - 1650 Conder of Putti, no date Pen and ink and wash on laid paper, partial watermark laid down on wove paper
Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917 Etude - Homme Nu Couche ( Study of a Reclining Male Nude ) 1856 - 1858 Graphite on cream colored paper
Charles Maurin, French, 1856 - 1914 Interior, no date Charcoal, chalk, and pencil on paper
Henry Somm, French, 1844 - 1907 Untitled, no date Crayon on wove paper
Adolph Menzel, German, born Poland, 1815 - 1905 Study of a Man with a Beard, His Hand in His Pocket, 1885 Graphite on paper
Roberto Montenegro, Mexican, 1885 - 1968 Malos Noticios ( Bad News ) , 1939 Graphite on paper
Alexander Archipenko, American, born Russia, 1887 - 1964 Untitled, 1921 -1923
Frederic Remington, American, 1861 - 1909 The Cowboy, c. 1897 Watercolor of paper
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German, 1880 - 1938 Nude, 1909 Charcoal and charcoal wash on paper
Sterling Allen, American, born 1961, Untitled (Axe Man), 2005 Graphite on paper
Vik Muniz, Brazilian, born 1961 Photograph #9, 1994 Watercolor, watercolor pencil, and casein on paper
Domenico Cresti, called II Passignano, Italian, 1559 - 1638 The Head of a Youth, c. 1600 - 1625 Red chalk on laid paper
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French, 1725 - 1805 Reclining Female Nude: Study for "Angina visited by Jupiter", c. 1767 Red chalk on laid paper
Everett Shinn, American, 1876 - 1953 New York Theater, 1929 Graphite, watercolor and charcoal on lined wove paper
Thomas Hart Benton, American, 1889 - 1975 Gina May, no date Pen and ink with watercolor over graphite on paper
Alfred Stevens, Belgian, 1823 - 1906 Mademoiselle de Clemont-Tonnerre, 1865 Black chalk and watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German, 1880 - 1938, Nude, 1909 Charcoal and charcoal wash on paper
Andre Derain, French, 1880 - 1954 Seated Nude, no date Rec chalk on paper
Kenit Oliver, American, born 1943 Susannah and the Elders, 1986 Acrylic on paper
Joseph Marie Vien, French, 1716 - 1809 A Young Man Seated in Oriental Costume, 1748 Chalk on laid paper
Giacomo Manzu, Italian, 1908 - 1991 Untitled, 1948 Graphite on paper
Egon Schiele, Austrian, 1890 - 1918 Girl in Red Robe and Black Stockings, 1911 Watercolor and praphite on paper
Camille Pissarro, French, 1830 - 1903 Brenton Woman Carrying Hay, no date Chalk with dilute ink wash on faded wove paper
Ewan Gibbs, English, born 1973 Cleveland, 2007 Graphite on graph paper
Bert samples, American, born 1955 Lady with a Turtle, c. 1983 Graphite on paper
Grant Wood, American, 1891 - 1942 Saturday Night Bath, 1937 Charcoal on paper
John Singer Sargent, American, born Italy, 1856 - 1925 The Model, c. 1878 - 1879 Watercolor over graphite pencil on wove paper
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Texas Contemporary Art Fair, October 2015

10/4/2015

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My wife and I had a nice trip to downtown Houston today to visit the Texas Contemporary Art Fair at the George R. Brown Convention Center where we saw some nice work being displayed from galleries around the USA and abroad.  It was a great show. This is only a small sampling of what we saw and it is offered without commentary.  Houston continues to pull in world-class artists and exhibitions.  It was a nice outing.  You can find out more about the show by visiting their website here: ​Texas Contemporary Art Fair.
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Stalin with the Sturgeon

10/1/2015

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"Stalin with the Sturgeon" - William C. Reed, 2015, Acrylic on Canvas, 36x36 inches
Part of my series of paintings: "Famous Faces in Unfamiliar Places, With Fish"

This one was fun and fast to paint.  Like every painting in this series you will find that I selected a famous (or infamous) person and presented them in an an atypical way.  Stalin is seen in his under-shorts with his uniform jacket partially open as he kneels on a beach with a large sturgeon cradled in his arms.
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