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@throughthereeds.bsky.social

Mostly focused on finding and creating little pockets of beauty in the world through art and ecological restoration 🌱

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Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My latest painting, Dry Land Drinking. Scenes of northern Arizona at the end of a dusty day of trail work from back in the day 🌧️ #TraditionalArt #Oiloncanvas #New #BlueskyArtShow

An oil painting of storm clouds rolling in above a dry landscape scattered with small shrubs.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Three new paintings off to the gallery today!

Three framed oil paintings stacked in front of a rosemary bush. One depicts a pink and purple sunset over a desert stream, one an agave, and one a white flower on a green background.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Cozy little studio corner 🩵

The corner of my office/art studio with an easel set up, a number of agave oil paintings on the wall, and my cat curled up in her heated bed under the easel.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Spent the morning wandering around in a light rain, photographing the Tucson desert

A close-up of a feathery-textured plant in muted greens

A close-up of some green lichen (I think?) on a rock

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Sonoran Stillness, 2'x3' oil on canvas #BlueskyArtShow #sky #traditionalart #landscape

An oil painting of sunrise over a desert stream. The majority of the painting is muted purples, with the light of dawn emerging as a pale yellow reflected in the water.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The yuccas at White Sands are so striking 🌵 #BlueskyArtShow #Bright #BotanicalArt #OilOnCanvas

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#mountainmonday #landscape #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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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.

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Take a minute to sit and trail your fingers through the cool water. Oil on canvas, 16"x12" #BlueskyArtShow #Relax #Art #OilOnCanvas

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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

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

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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...

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.

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

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

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"

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.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

My enduring love of green continues. GREEN Oil on canvas, 18"x24" #BotanicalArt #BlueskyArtShow #Jagged

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...

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Officially calling it on my (mostly) berries series! It's been so fun to explore the vastly different ways that similar structures express themselves 🫐 Morphology Watercolor and pyrography pen on panels 5.5"x5.5" each #art #botanicalart #traditionalart

A set of nine wooden panels showing berries of different species on each. The berries are brightly colored with watercolors and outlined with a wood burning tool.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Halfway through monsoon season and it's only really rained where I am once. Fed up with this nonsense, take me back to the PNW.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

This is the longest of long shots, but does anybody have an ID for the vines covering the silos at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park outside of Augusta, GA? #botany #Georgia #nature

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Another Tucson berry! The wolfberry plant has such different morphology from the others in this series- it was a real treat to do something a little different. #art #woodburning #watercolor #botanical

A wooden panel with a wolfberry plant burned into it with a pyrography pen. The plant is colored with watercolors, showing berries from green to yellow and red and gray bark.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

This is one of those rare times when I have both the time and the energy to paint a bunch and it's so nice 😭 I'll be starting a new job soon and I'm trying to cram as much as I can in

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

This agave series from a couple years ago was such a fun way to explore different painting styles. Their arrangement is meant to mimic the way agave pups sprout up around the mother plant 🌱 #art #oilpainting #botanical #traditionalart

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey I love progress pictures so much. Half of my painting process is stitching them together and staring at it. #art #oilpainting #landscape

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Forbidden snack if I ever saw one. #art #traditionalart #botanical #watercolor

A wood burning of a fruiting lords-and-ladies (Arum italicum I think?) colored in vibrant watercolors, fading from green through yellow and orange to red as the fruits ripen.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Google photos axed the tool I use to crop my art photos and I'm seething. #art #watercolor #woodburning #botanical

Shiny, dark blue berries on a backdrop of lush green leaves, illustrated with a pyrography pen and watercolor.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Just past the halfway point on the berries series! I've got total of 12 in progress/finished panels. #art #traditionalart #watercolor #woodburning

A wood panel burned with a pyrography pen and painted with watercolors to show bright red berries and lush green leaves.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi #PortfolioDay 🌿 I'm Reed, an artist from Tucson who (primarily) works in oil paint. I focus on botanical art and landscapes to try and capture the wonder of finding the hidden little secrets of the world. #art #oilpainting #traditionalart

An oil painting of a trail on a rainy day, with the rain bringing out the vibrant colors of the rocks and earth.

An oil painting of a bristlecone pine, with its wizened, orange bark on a rocky slope.

An oil painting of a boardwalk through a vibrantly green, overgrown forest bursting with life.

An oil painting of a close-up of snowberries, the white fruit contrasting with the rich green leaves behind them.

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Gearing up to make a second batch of these guys. I'm about to have an ungodly number of coasters.

God these took forever to make.

A set of seven hexagonal wood coasters with the centers cut out and filled with resin and pressed flowers.

Art, functional art, botanical art

Reed @throughthereeds.bsky.social · last yr.

This one's my favorite panel yet! The first plant in the series native to the Tucson area. Manzanita fruits are botanically drupes, not berries, but I'm counting it anyways. #art #traditionalart #sciart #watercolor

A watercolor painting of red manzanita fruit on a wood panel etched with a wood burning tool.