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Several people have asked me questions regarding his palette [glass painted gray underneath] and the paints he used. Here’s the list and he laid them out in an ell from left to right. [They are mostly Utrecht and Winsor Newton]:

Titanium white

Cad yellow

Med cad orange

Yellow ochre

Raw sienna

Terra rosa        [sometimes Indian Red both WN]

Cad red           [WN he loved this color for sunsets, light on clouds]

Alizarin crimson

[Burnt Sienna—he used this when he did westerns, not so much in his landscapes]

Magenta          WN

Burnt umber

Raw umber      [only recently added this color]

Olive green      WN

Viridian

Sap Green

Ultramarine blue

Cobalt Blue

Payne’s Gray   [99% of time never uses black]

Also in his drawer: Permanent green light; Winsor Green and Winsor blue green shade; but I’ve seldom seen him use them

     I forgot I will be out of town on July 4th and will not have internet access. So I will post the winning names on July 5th.

 I was glad to hear that some of you were able to buy Jim’s book while they were still available. Also, for those of you who have reported problems trying to post your name, I have added your names to the drawing.

I now have 5 copies of Jim’s book, and 60+ people wanting to buy a copy. It looks like it might be several years before any more will be available again. To be fair, I’m going to have a drawing. Jim intended the book for artists and because most of the inquiries are young ‘emerging’ artists, I want the book to be affordable. So I am not raising the price. I’ve averaged out the shipping costs so the total price per book will be $110. I want to give everyone time to respond so I will draw names and post them on July 4th. If you still want a copy of Jim’s book, please comment below, leaving your name and email address. Then check back here July 4th.

This is a sample post about the late Jim Reynolds.

Email from Bob about the Jim Reynolds book, The Landscapes of Jim Reynolds:

Like everyone I too admired Jim and his wonderful talent. I am 56 years old andtrying to become a painter. I have his book Traildust and I would love to gethis landscapes book. Please do you have a copy I can buy?

Response from Sheila Cottrell:

Thank you for your inquiry. I spoke with Claggett-Rey Gallery and we are trying to ‘find’ two hundred copies of Jim’s book that I thought were being shipped to Claggett-Rey. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. We’re also discussing doing some ‘print on demand’ copies of his book. Perhaps if you check back in a couple months this will be resolved. Sheila

Reply from Bob:

Ms. Cottrell, just wanted to thank you again for responding to me yesterdayabout Jim Reynolds. I will cross my fingers that a copy of his landscapes willcome available.Would you mind if sometime I asked you to tell me a little more about yourexperience with him? I have scoured the horizon for anything about him butexcept for the short bio in AskArt etc I have seen little other than what youhave mentioned about some of his advice or thoughts about painting. You knowthings like did he do en plein air, did he have a large pallet, did he like touse a painting knife, etc. I loved it when you said that he had mentionedtexture and color were what really got attention. That was a small glimpse intothis wonderful talent. I think you are the last link to this great artist forthe rest of us to learn from. Maybe you would consider writing something aboutyour time under his training. From your art you are a master as well.Just some thoughts. Again thanks for responding and I apologize if I have been a nuisance. Best regards,Bob