06/02/2026
Introducing our Artist of the Month for the month of June! Bill Reed is an abstract artist whose flowing images on canvas are created with many layers of paint and a surprising array of unconventional tools to achieve his unique look.
Let me share with you Bill’s thoughts on his artistic vision…. “Art defines what is modern; it captures what is enduring and brings to life that that is human. The spiral jetty has been a great inspiration to me in that Robert Smithson’s 1970 earthwork is as amazing today as when he created it, and it has perhaps changed in ways he did not foresee. Creating art is like speaking a different language, a language of emotions, and then hoping that someone will understand why. For me, the process is nonlinear, as if unglued from time, and often a painting resides within for a long, long, time waiting in a turbid state only to surface with the next passing storm. To survive in the wilderness, one must know how to forecast the weather and read the signs of nature. To endure in a modern world, one must create. My paintings are line and color ever changing in the light of day and darkness of night. My paintings are “emotional landscapes,” in which I move from calm to turbulence to calm again.”
Be sure to visit Bill’s website billreedabstractart.com to see all of his paintings and follow him on Instagram as well .
