Reid4137's Comments (16)

Here Reid shows an appreciation of the Grandma Moses style. He has also learned to depict items in the foreground with greater detail and items in the background as fewer and smaller and with less detail. I look forward to seeing his future works of art.

Reid has well captured a Chinese New Year. In the background, fireworks in the night sky are displayed. He has added a 3D effect with his rendering of a Chinese Dragon by folding paper to mimic the dragon in parade style. I believe Reid is tuned in to Chinese culture.

Pandas are universally seen as "huggable" with those large eyes and playful rollie poly attitude. Reid zeros in on the Panda's eyes but also represents the bear as a bit skinny but with arms and legs wide open to give one a full 4 appendage hug. Who wouldn't want that?

Most folks if asked to draw an elephant, would sketch a view of the beast from a side view as if the elephant is parading past. Reid shows the elephant in a front. It is as if he is readying to take on the elephant to protect others. There is also a comic twist in that Reid put an insect in each of the of the elephant's ears. Reid seems to say the beast is huge but even little bugs can live together with the largest entity.

It appears Reid was in a playful mood as he represents the Giraffe, as a youthful. I see the white outline as water, perhaps being squirted by his friend the baby elephant.

In this work, Reid demonstrates his ability to move quickly from the natural to the practical. Apparently, he hears "paintbrush" he thinks of an artist tool. His depiction of a paintbrush as a simple tool--no extra leaves to interfere with putting paint on wood or rock.

We see that Reid (aka Matthew) has selected the wolf over the bear. Reid shows us his internal interpretation (fight or flight) of the wolf-like creature. Here the red (danger) is the recognition of the wolf's teeth, snarling, biting or worse. However, Reid places the white (peaceful) color to be like the creature's tail. He may see this as a friendly, wagging tail, or it perhaps is wolf the running away making him feel safe. Extraordinary!

Here Reid changes the plane, by moving the Aztek sun from a sky view to a modern map of the ongoing Palestine Israle conflict. Note the depictions pf IDF (Isrrael Defense Force) and Hamas positions.

The artist, Reid, interrupts the assigned culture of the Aztecs, features the sun god. Reid presents the sun god as an eye - perhaps the all seeing eye. As a young artist, Reid sees the TV news focusing on the current war. Reid is presenting a view of the conflict as seen from far above.

This is a departure from Reid's recent portfolio featuring modern interpretations of his fantasy. We can see that Reid presents the natural world here illustrates (I think) the two deer in a Fall forest.

Very Avante guard. Reid has a great eye for color pairings with dramatic shapes.

Very Avante guard. Reid has a great eye for color pairings with dramatic shapes.

I love this! Can’t wait for it. Reid to tell me all about it when we visit at the end of the month!

Love the conversion of space and color.

I love Reid's (aka Matthew)use of color and space. I'm going to have to redecorate so as to have a free wall to mount photocopies of his art projects.

I think it is fun and creative - I would love to hear about it!