Oregon Art Beat; #203; Charlie Reynolds

Do you have any of these? Do you have one that you like the best or that is really important to you? No, not really. That's very important to me. Everyone is individual and you see something interesting. You see something else interesting. So I wouldn't say sometimes I feel better. I think my last ones are better than the others because then I know more than I did. After 50 years I should know a little more than before. So I think my last paintings are better than others because I'm learning, you know. But it's just... I understand that you used to grind your own paint, make your own paint. Well, yeah, when I first started painting, I didn't have a much financial thing and I would make my own paints. And then we had a special medium. Also I had a special medium or type of painting. It

required grinding your own paints too. So there was two reasons, not just the financial. But I stopped we stopped painting and that medium used to standard pigments. I want to ask you real quick, I've got a copy of your book here, your book of sketches. Do you want to tell me what inspired you to do those sketches? Why did you decide to go to Old Town and do these? Well, I saw those old buildings and people. I said somebody ought to make a recorded before they're gone. And I have done that all my life when I hear a building getting torn down out there so we're making a drawing of it. And I thought, Old Town. And so I decided that I'd go in there and get what the people in the buildings just have a record of it. Which... I've always done that because I hear someone's going to get torn down and say, well, somebody ought to keep a record of it somewhere.

So that's... Is there anything else you want to say about why you paint or what you love about it? Anything else we haven't talked about? Not really. I would say that if you want to paint, you should get good instructions to start with. I did not have good instructions when I started. And I wasted a lot of time, and I would say, get good instructions. And I did have people to paint with, friends to paint with, and finally, but one thing I would say is, get as much information instructions you can if you feel you want to do it. If you don't, then do it. Don't drop it. If you don't enjoy it, don't do it. But that's the one thing I would say, because I know from sad experience that I had to learn to draw 10 years after I started painting. I had to

sit down and teach myself to draw 10 years after I started painting, which is a waste of time and energy, but that's the main thing I would say is, if you feel you like to do it, get some good instructions, get somebody they help you, get friends to do it, do it with them, enjoy it. Yeah, fun doing it. Okay, great. Thank you very much. That's all right. I have questions for now. That's okay. I would think it would be stronger. It does lack. Would you like to do it in ochre, maybe? Yellow ochre? Oh, that's greyish, all right. I think I'm taking it from it. Put it on the yellow ochre. Yeah, I'm going to put it on yellow, so it's up, yes. You need some water on the brush? I did too. We need more water without something. I guess so. I'm not used to acrylic. Boy, some water

here. So you painted this 34 years ago? Huh? You painted this 34 years ago? Oh, good lord. It's a long time ago. We forgot to sign it. You did better. I guess we didn't have that used to water, which sends it out too much. It's too semisy, isn't it? I don't know. Well, I'm not very good at this yet. Oh, it looks good to me. Okay, well, thank you, sir.

That's all right. Looks good. Do you remember when you painted this Charlie? Do you want to tell me about when you painted this? I don't remember painting it. It's up there often, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Oh, it's Christ. Yeah, uh, I'm trying to think of that, that boulevard that runs out, uh, you know, around. Yeah, there's an autumn, of course, and the fall and the trees are colorful. It's very, very interesting. Very nice color. It's kind of gone now. Everything's broken down. This stuff is all gone. It's, it's changed completely. But at that time, it's kind of interesting in autumn scene. And, uh, it's, uh, again, as I say, I wish I knew I could have done better, but it was interesting. And I was, I enjoyed doing it. That's the thing. And, and, and I remember us, it's nice to be out there in the autumn sunshine, sit there and relax

and figure out your troubles and that's the beauty of what you see. It's relaxing. Yeah. Okay, thank you. Oh, sure. Well, good to, how old are you? Well, I'm getting up there. Huh? I'm getting up there. It'll be over on your older life, aren't you? I know. You're older than I was when I, when I, when I, when I enjoy your place, yeah. Uh, uh, she's, she's not quite there yet. Not quite there yet. Not quite for, yeah. Well, I remember the story. Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Oh, I enjoyed the old town. I had more fun doing my book. I sat out in the street with the people. I had more fun doing it. And it was hard to, I didn't make any money on it. I didn't sell, well, yeah, yeah, yeah, there we are. Yeah, sure. Of course. Sure. It had a little, a great grocery store on a corner, a six -and -court shop. Sure. Ha, ha, ha, ha, that's something.

I was, I was good. Yeah. Oh, no. We had this kind of a life back then, you know, it was kind of a pleasant place. You were, you weren't always. No, good day. No, no, no, no. Every, every one congregated. You know, I used to, like a safe stop. I'd be paying in the summer and I, I bring my lunch bucket. I go over by the railroad station to eat my lunch. Lay down, put my hat on my eyes. Take a nap on the lawn. Nobody bother you. Nobody bother you. Yeah, not then. You know, it's a whole different thing. It's a little community, mostly single man, no families. And I was, that's what I was trying to say in a bucket, was a community, a regular community. Yeah. And so, yeah. Well, it's wonderful to see you. We were, I was looking through a friend's newspaper when I came across the article. Oh, yeah. So, we made a point of coming over.

Well, I'm glad you did. I'm glad to see you, Kaka. Thank you very much. Remember when you saw me? Yeah, it really does. That's a long time ago. It was wonderful to see all this work. You've been busy. Well, yeah, but that's a long time. 50 years, you know, that's a long time. If you didn't want to, I'll really do that, buddy. Really, when you think of the time span, it's in a small picture. It's a not grandiose thing. It's a small sketch. Oh, you're very nice. So, you're the building burned down. And I wanted to make a record of those people and those buildings. And I, and I, you know, and I'm glad I did because when I had the gas company building, they put the book in the cornerstone. So, somebody is going to pull it out and ask how these people were. So, your picture will be maybe 50 -100 years from now, they'll take you to look at it. Well, who was reading it? It was just, isn't it? Yeah, it was so... I sit out and see it and do all you see. That's what I like.

Yeah. So, uh... Charlie, it's Gloria from Fisherburg. You have Brookley Card. Oh, I see. How are you doing? Oh, for... I haven't seen you in a long time. I've talked to you on the phone. Oh, Charlie. I know where you want to tell me. Yes, yes. I'm sorry. You look awful. You look awful young. You almost are. I've known you for a long time. How long have I known you for a long time? Over 10 years now. Yeah, over 10 years, a lot. Yeah, yeah. You've got a birthday today. Oh, thank you. That's pretty cool. How are you? Yeah. It's like I'm giving you a present, then. You can fix it already? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I didn't think it was that major. Well, thanks to Beverly. Yeah, thanks a lot. Yeah. Yeah, these are... Ah, boy.

I always blink. I always blink on the camera. Well, I like to see the place again. The one time I came, you weren't there. You're right over to fish. You can always have a ride over to fish with Jim. Yeah. Yeah, so that's... Because you'd be... Nice to see it, you know, again, yeah. The things we've done over there. Yeah, but now I gave up the car in October. I think it's time to... When I couldn't hardly see out of the car, yeah. But you went and hid your eyes? You had surgery on your eyes, didn't you? Just recently. Huh? You had surgery on your eyes, right? Oh, just cataract. Yeah, everybody else. That is. I had surgery on my feet, sorry. Uh... Does that? The way you described it. How does it go on your foot? The land of the... The land of the fish. It is... It is really, really important. It is very... The old time... I've already seen it. It's very much like some of the... The things didn't really say, you know? Yeah. It's just amazing.

That's a lovely piece. Not that it's simple. Oh, I had a horrible thing. That's right after my first... I don't know what I'd be doing. I wasn't feeling very good. I used to be like the rest of them. I was a little bit... And the show was a little picture. 1967. Why the hell did you take that? I wouldn't have given it to him. I didn't know we had it. The red wall was smart. The first five years he painted. He burned all his pictures. He burned all his pictures. That was all we're... When he really knew what he was doing. The first 50 years, I should have burnt mine. I don't know. About 50 years. Well... Yeah, about 40 years. You had farmed off on the back. But I mean, lady here, I have to read my whole book. He was really a character. I'm telling you, I probably did dwell in the valley. It's a nice star. Probably dwell in the valley. And you could see nine. It went up now. 1400 from there. Yeah. This is a doubt. This is the same. I have marked one

on 10 dollars. I think I would have marked one on 10 dollars. I have marked one on 10 dollars. I can't do it. I... I can't create anything. I think I can create something. Oh, I can do a seesome and it's helped to cut the end. That's all I can do. That's all I can do. If I do something, I think it's best for one. I have a friend. He can sit down. He can draw. I don't know. There's a bear with mine. It's pretty good. No, please. I think so. I don't have the number. I know this one. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. What's the name on that? What's the name on that? I don't know. Do you like New York Army? Do you like New York Army? I don't know. I just thought it would have been so great. No. You know, they want to let go. You know, he was a native of all this way. They got a

little doubt. That's what I understand. Yeah, that's the name. What are the two of these things? Huh? I'm not seeing more than two of these things. Well, they're all these shapes. They're all these shapes. You can't make. That's where he learned to paint this again, man. He was all these shapes, man. You can see it from over some days. Over some days. Only place you can get these big things. There's only one oil paper. And there's a few pastels. And a wash paper paper. Those are just like you. Did I tell you we're here? I saw it on paper. I asked questions, and John is actually here. Today is his 9th anniversary. I hope they get out of here. Look around, I asked questions. Something has a hold on it. That means somebody has an option, of course. It does not mean it's necessarily sold. And we are 10 of four options. Just people have to make it their own. So we kind of wind up tomorrow. Good question. He wants to know. He has a question about your painting. Sure, I think. Where is this a scene of? That's a painted hill. Do you know where they are? Well, they're over by Mitchell. You go up to Mitchell, then you turn. You get

down to John Day River. And that's a painted hill. That's right, that's right. That's a painted hill. A painted hill? Yeah. That's the inner Mitchell in John Day County. Huh? The painted hill is near Mitchell. Yeah. Okay. It's north to Mitchell. Yeah. Yeah. Did you get that? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. They're beautiful. Yeah, they're very colorful. They're very, really worth colorful. Well, they certainly are. And we're really worth this thing. I could get up there. You would see a scene on it. They're worth this. They only trouble it. They only trouble this. That the rocks have sharp rocks. And I went over to New Carolina. Almost a new car tires. And these sharp rocks. I got cleared up on top of the hill. They're flat tire. Right on the tire. And the rocks are sharp. And they eat it. They're bad, bad medicine for. Yeah. It's good. All the other tires.

They're all made up right away. Huh? I recognize the red one. Yeah. Put it off this one right here. That's a great kind of thing. I love it over there. We have a friend who lives in Mitchell. And we just go, I haven't seen him for. He flies in there. But I haven't seen him for two years, two or three years. About when did you paint this painting, sir? Huh? About when did you paint this one? I would say about 10 years ago. 10 years ago. About 10 years ago. Well, it's 10 years ago. Yeah. So yeah. Yeah. There were really worth this thing, though. If you ever get over that kind of, just turn. Take a side road. Just when you get to miss you. Take a left turn. And you don't have to dive too far. But as I say, watch out for the tirespages. It was sharp rocks. It was true. And then there was a saw. Yeah. Yeah. It's famous. You can't go home without this now. Probably not, because you got it on time. Yeah. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Glad to meet you, sir. I'm COVID -19 patients. Yeah. We're going to make this work. Yeah. You've been over there in the guard's company, too. All

right. Oh, yes. I love that. I want you to come. This is beautiful. Oh, boy. That's all gone now. Well, they're working on it. They're working on it. You know, when a wife does, it's like you die. People forget about you. They just don't. They don't miss you anymore. This guy used to stop in all the time. I haven't seen him for two years. Right. Another painter I used to see him. Jack, like about Charlie's work. I can't remember. I think one of the things I can't remember about Charlie's work is that there are so many differences in the name of the bowl. That would be the name of the bowl. If it was there, and I can see it, I'm going to put it in the picture. I used to get out of the picture. This is work. I didn't see it. Look at our paintings. I can't remember. I

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can call up. He... All he did was tear up my pictures apart. No, I got to put the damn things together again. I killed my grandson. That's good. That's good. I think it was a lady. She was really a killer, darling. And the three -hour school was a very good painter. And he never said anything. OK, 91 years today. OK. Somebody start to sing. Oh, wait, look at that. Let me get it. What? Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Charlie. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.

OK. Great. Natural. Oh, yeah. Oh. Had it? Yeah, I wouldn't like to get back to see the place again, you know. Jim and Ken can help you. Why did you cut a piece for your piece? You cut the first piece. Oh, I don't know. I don't know much. You do it here. You're doing good. You're doing fine. You're doing great. That's a woman's job. Oh, dear. It's OK. Oh. All right. That's fine. There it is. Oh, that's not it. The woman's piece of cake. Thank you. There you go. Yeah. Yeah.