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Inside The Artist Studio: David Keeton

Meet David Keeton. His studio is in Midtown on 31st Street. He shared a project that really blew my mind. Incredibly, he figured out a way to draw an intricate line pattern across 8 sheets of paper that measures 1 kilometer long if you straightened it out.

David, with one of the 1K drawings. Not sure what it is? Please look closer...
Zooming in...
Close up. The impetus/concept behind this, and how he figured out HOW to execute it, literally blew my mind. 
Color introduced into the black and white concepts he has been developing. 

On Madison Ave with David Keeton.

New York City Art Explorations / 2010

Always looking! In the Greek/Roman marbles at the Metropolitan.


This whole area used to be the cafeteria...now bringing out some impressive sculptures like this one of a youthful Hercules.

I draw this same sculpture every time I visit the Met! I'd like to have one.

Looks like Napoleon shot a cannonball thru this one when he occupied Egypt.


A closeup from a Hockney in the Modern wing of the Met. He grows on me more and more every time I see his work.

A view from a bench in Union Square, and reference for the little abstract sketch below...

"Union Square" / Oil pastel and ink on paper / 4 x 6"

"Danse (I)" / Matisse / Museum of Modern Art

"After Matisse Danse (I)" / Ink and whiteout on paper / 6 x 8". I approached this one by trying to draw the shapes in between the figures and their limbs instead of trying to draw the figures.

Background: Robert Motherwell's "Elegy to the Spanish Republic" at MOMA
Foreground: "After Motherwell's 'Elegy to the Spanish Republic' " / Oil pastel and whiteout on paper.
(The gentleman taking a closer look at the original had been sitting next to me for about 15 minutes as I was tackling this drawing. Not sure why, but love how this photo captures me working, an inspiring painting, and a patron in a great museum at the same time.)

Chicago Open Studio Pictures

The following are pictures of the installation and the party at my good friend Edna Boksenbaum's studio in the Pilsen Arts District on the south side of Chicago. The event took place on June 20, 2009 and details about the show can be found at EBOK/Reyes Open Studio.

Sincere thanks to all the patrons who were able to make it to our show. We appreciate your enthusiasm, support and purchases. We hope the art brings as much enjoyment to you as it did to us in making and presenting it.


Tribe Series #1 by Brad Reyes
Oil on paper
Each 16 x 16"


Tribe Series #2 by Brad Reyes
Oil on paper
Each 16 x 16"



Monoprints by Brad Reyes


Monoprints & Installation by Brad Reyes


Monoprints by Brad Reyes
Acrylic on paper
Each 4 x 6"



Blues Series by Edna Boksenabaum
Digital prints of original ink drawings
Each 17 x 8.5"


Selection from Blues Series by Edna Boksenbaum
Digital print of original ink drawing
17 x 8.5"



Son Seals Tryptich from Blues Series
Digital print of original ink drawings
Each 8.5 x 11"


Son Seals from Blues Series
Digital print of original ink drawing
8.5 x 11"



Final preparations the day of the show.


Liz Mandeville (L) with Edna Boksenbaum (R)
Blues Series by Edna in the background.



Me with Mary Stephenson.


Amy George and Dave Schroeder.
(Thanks to both of you for your
extremely generous patronage!)



Hard at work days before the show.


Tribe Series #1 and #2
before going up on the wall.