Author Archives: Judith Reeve
Material Imagination – A Call to Depth
This subject is of keen interest to me. I have always been curious as to why artists have an absorbed fascination with the material world. For an artist, objects take on a significance that goes beyond scientific inquiry (although this … Continue reading
The Late Palettes of Robert Henri
In my last blog,I spoke about Robert Henri’s late Irish portraits of children. In the last series of portraits at Corrymore, 1927-1928, Henri focused on a new way of expressing color that was authentically his own drawing from his passion … Continue reading
Robert Henri – The Last Works
The last work, by any artist, is the most telling. In most cases, it encapsulates all that they have personally strived for. There is usually a brevity and power to the work that has taken a lifetime of study to … Continue reading
Setting a Palette- Further Notes
In my last blog, I went through my personal process of selecting a palette, choosing the right chord or color key that achieves the practical aspect of mixing the right combinations with the visual sensuality to evoke a heightened sense … Continue reading
A Process of Selecting a Palette- an Example
Over the years, my painting practice has become more and more refined. I always begin with sketches from memory followed by several sessions from life working with a model to achieve the subtlety and feeling I am after. I then … Continue reading
Material Memory
In my last blog I spoke about the ability of matter to evoke the imagination of the artist allowing him to not only take matter and give it new form, but also to transform himself and the world. But I … Continue reading
The Transformative Aspect of Matter
Why are artists so attracted to the visualization of objects in the world? Why are we obsessive about our rendering with accurracy, about color or the significance of certain material forms? Why in our engagement with the world is matter, … Continue reading
A Pause, A Gift
This week on Saturday, December 10th, I will be showing some of my work from the Plattekill Falls Residency program. This was a grant that I received this summer from The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development. This grant allowed … Continue reading
An Object of Significance
This week, I have been working on a drawing of a nest. It is no ordinary nest although it was built by a common catbird. But this catbird, I have come to know as it returns every year to my … Continue reading
Delacroix- From Experience to Theory and Back
Reading about color theory is quite a dry experience which I engage in periodically because I am always on the look out for a new approach to enhance my own understanding of painting. Most of it is so rational and … Continue reading
A Set of Three Lighteners
The Visual Innovation of Frans Hals
Figure Drawing - Working from Interior Forms
Memoria and the Underworld
Clouds and Color Temperature