Reed

@throughthereeds.bsky.social

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

An oil painting of storm clouds rolling in above a dry landscape scattered with small shrubs.
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.
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.
A close-up of a feathery-textured plant in muted greens
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.
A photo of columnar cacti with a cluster of aloes with pink flowers at the base on a white background.
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.
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.
A wood burning of a cluster of berries and leaves on a wood panel, colored using watercolor.
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.
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.
An oil painting of a cluster of blue agaves against an orange background.
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.
An oil painting in progress of a huge bunch of ladybugs hanging onto some grass.
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.
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.
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...
A set of nine paintings on wood panels depicting berries of many species in vibrant colors using watercolor and a wood burning pen.
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.
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.
A laughing in progress of some ferns, half with a purple underpainting and half with green tones. I might have to paint this again in purple...
I lied, this one's not an agave, it's an aloe. Viewed from above, the plant is a vibrant, bright green. It looks as though it's almost glowing.
Stitched together progress pictures of my oil painting depicting a rainy day's hike. There is a slight strobing effect as the light source changes with each frame.
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.
Shiny, dark blue berries on a backdrop of lush green leaves, illustrated with a pyrography pen and watercolor.
A wood panel burned with a pyrography pen and painted with watercolors to show bright red berries and lush green leaves.
An oil painting of a trail on a rainy day, with the rain bringing out the vibrant colors of the rocks and earth.
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
A watercolor painting of red manzanita fruit on a wood panel etched with a wood burning tool.
White berries burned into wood with a pyrography pen, surrounded by green leaves.
Traditional art, oil on canvas showing a trail outside of Moab. A cloudy sky rains onto shiny, wet rocks. The path becomes red as it soaks up the water and the plants rejoice after a long drought.
An oil painting of two bees covered in pollen, snuggled up together in a pink flower. I go look in my globemallows for more of these cuties most evenings, but I've only seen this the one time. Also shh, don't tell my partner about this. It's a surprise gift for them when they get back from out of town.
A monochromatic green mural on a white backdrop showing California poppies. Botanical art, traditional art, Tucson artist
A mural on a brick wall in a garden full of native plants, showing mountains at sunset.
A wood burning on a square panel depicting blue berries on a plant. I have no idea what these guys actually are, all I know is they are not blueberries and I probably wouldn't recommend eating them?
A black and white cat mid yell in front of an unfinished oil painting.
An image of bright red, orange, and yellow berries burned into a pine board with a pyrography pen and colored with watercolors.
A wood panel with a cluster of berries burned into it with a pyrography pen. The berries are red, with vibrant fall leaves surrounding it.
Wooden panel with pyrography pen and watercolor depicting California poppies. This was referenced from a picture I took in my garden!
A piece of art depicting vibrant green foliage erupting from the charred remains of trees. It's horrifying to see destruction on a landscape scale, but with the right care you can help build back a more resilient ecosystem.
The secret is to take life slowly and to be a safe haven for tiny creatures, probably. A sketchbook page with three gnarled old olive trees drawn in pencil.
Six light wood panels on a dark background, each with a different kind of berry burned into it using a pyrography pen. #art #traditionalart #woodburning
In-progress art on a desk. A pyrography pen and watercolors are in the background, with a wood panel with three images of berries in various stages of completion in front.
A piece of art depicting California poppies, burned into a wood panel and painted with watercolor. The green, orange, and black panel sits on a white fabric background.
An oil painting of a bristlecone pine from the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California. The visitor's center has a cool dendrochronology exhibit!
Two hands holding a piece of art on a wood panel depicting a tree and a rock. A wood burning tool was used to create the linework and texture, and watercolor was layered on top.
A large, partially finished canvas on an easel. The painting depicts a cloudy sky and a rocky valley with the rocks wet and shiny from the rain.
An oil painting on a circular canvas of two white jellyfish on a blue background.
Oil painting of aloe flowers