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Welcome to my website!
As the Summer winds down and we get ready for “the Season” here in
Florida, I am reminded of how precious each day is and how important it
is to not get caught up with the “tyranny of the urgent” as someone has
said…This Summer was wonderful and relaxing, but just went too fast! I
have continued with the pet portraits, some of which are now included in
their own Web page. It has been a lot of fun doing them, especially
since many of them have been a surprise gift for a spouse! I will be
adding new works to the site in the coming months as I get them to the
Galleries.
The
Patricia Cloutier Gallery in Jupiter, has been a wonderful gallery to
work with and the Weatherburn Gallery in Naples continues to do a great
job. See the Gallery Page for contact info.
I would really like to
hear from you and any comments you may have.
Many thanks for your
interest and appreciation of my work.
Hope Reis |
 Hope Reis is a contemporary artist,
originally from Greenwich, Connecticut.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design
from the Fashion Institute
of Technology in New York. Hope ran her own interior design firm in
Stamford, Connecticut for eight years.
In 2000, Hope relocated with her husband and two
teenagers to West Palm Beach, Florida. It was then that she devoted her
attention exclusively to painting.
Hope seeks to combine realism and impressionism in
both her floral and landscape paintings. Experiencing the actual
“feel” of whatever the subject matter is, the unfolding of a flower,
or the texture of a summer squash. Painting
from life is what really inspires her, and heightens the emotional
charge and depth in her work. Whether she arranges a live floral set up
in her studio, or is painting en plein air, Hope wants to capture the
freshness of the flowers, or the effect of the light on the landscape.
She works in either watercolor or oils, depending upon the effect
she is trying to achieve.
Inspired by the richness of the work of the Old
Masters, Hope’s work has a timeless quality to it enhanced by her
intuitive sense about contemporary taste and color.
Painting from life: “I feel the energy and
passion that comes from having to translate what I see in a short amount
of time. This element is one
of the things that really excites me. It’s what I want the viewer to
feel also, says the artist. I
want my work to reflect the appreciation I feel for the glorious beauty
God has given all to enjoy.”
Hope studied at the Silvermine School of Art in
Connecticut, the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, and L’ecole des
Beaux Arts in Montreal. She
continues to travel to all parts of the country taking Master classes
given by such artists as Dimitri Wright, Joe Anna Arnett, Hedi Moran,
Sherrie McGraw, Robert Johnson, Jeremy Lipking, Morgan Weistling, and
Scott Christensen.
In the summer of 2005, Hope donated a painting,
“Peonies in a Chinese Urn” to the Cape Cod Museum of Art for their
annual auction and it brought in the highest bid of the auction.
One of her florals is featured in a book from
International Artist Publishing entitled, “How Did You Paint That?
100 Ways to Paint Still
Life & Florals”.
Hope’s work is represented by
Weatherburn Gallery, Naples, FL; and her paintings can be
found in private and corporate collections world wide. |
