# Homepage Concept

- Link: https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/
- Published: 2026-10-20T00:51:48+00:00

![](http://www.reekersart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Montage-Night_pastel.jpg)

Ronald Ray Reekers

 * [Gallery](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#gallery)
 * [Journal](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#journal)
 * [Studio](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#studio)
 * [Exhibitions](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#exhibitions)
 * [About](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#about)
 * [Contact](https://www.reekersart.com/homepage-concept/#contact)

# Art. Nature. Exploration.

Paintings, drawings, printmaking & mixed media

About the artist

## A life in art.

“I am curious about many things in the world. I get a lot of pleasure from trying
to depict what I see and feel.”

From childhood sketchbooks to an aerospace career, artmaking has remained a constant.

[Read my story  ↗](http://www.reekersart.com/about/)

![Laguna-Canyon-Show.jpg](http://www.reekersart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Laguna-
Canyon-Show.jpg)

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Inside the studio

## A print takes shape.

Watch a bonsai woodblock print develop through carved lines, layered color, and 
expressive backgrounds.

[Watch the demonstration  ↗](https://youtu.be/Rs3r0PvY98A)

[Read the process notes  ↗](http://www.reekersart.com/creating-expressive-backgrounds-for-a-bonsai-woodblock-print/)

[Artmaking videos  ↗](https://www.youtube.com/@rreekers)

[⌊Ota Azalea MP1 800⌉⌊Ota Azalea MP1 800⌉[

Upcoming exhibition

## Japanese Friendship⏎ Garden & Museum

October 30, 2026 — January 24, 2027

An opportunity to see the work in person, in a setting shaped by nature.

[Explore the bonsai collection  ↗](http://www.reekersart.com/?s=bonsai&post_type=product)

![Lower-Pond-Bonsai-loc.jpg](http://www.reekersart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/
Lower-Pond-Bonsai-loc.jpg)

## Explore the artwork

[View the gallery  ↗](http://www.reekersart.com/shop/)

[⌊Lower-Pond-Bonsai.jpg⌉⌊Lower-Pond-Bonsai.jpg⌉[

### 󠀁[Bonsai](http://www.reekersart.com/?s=bonsai&post_type=product)󠁿

Form & character

[⌊Cristal Cove RI 800A⌉⌊Cristal Cove RI 800A⌉[

### 󠀁[Landscapes](http://www.reekersart.com/?s=landscape&post_type=product)󠁿

Place & imagination

[⌊Oil Painting⌉⌊Oil Painting⌉[

### 󠀁[Oil Painting](http://www.reekersart.com/product-category/all-paintings/studio/)󠁿

Light & color

[⌊Mixed Media⌉⌊Mixed Media⌉[

### 󠀁[Mixed Media](http://www.reekersart.com/product-category/all-paintings/mixed-media/)󠁿

Layers & discovery

[⌊Pastel & Drawing⌉⌊Pastel & Drawing⌉[

### 󠀁[Pastel & Drawing](http://www.reekersart.com/product-category/all-drawing/)󠁿

Line & gesture

[⌊Printmaking⌉⌊Printmaking⌉[

### 󠀁[Printmaking](http://www.reekersart.com/product-category/all-prints/)󠁿

Marks & impressions

## From the journal

[All journal entries  ↗](http://www.reekersart.com/blog/)

[⌊Cristal Cove RI 800A⌉⌊Cristal Cove RI 800A⌉[

Artmaking & process

### 󠀁[From observation to mixed media](http://www.reekersart.com/from-motivational-idea-to-inspired-mixed-media-painting/)󠁿

[⌊Ota Azalea MP1 800⌉⌊Ota Azalea MP1 800⌉[

Artmaking & process

### 󠀁[Color & the bonsai woodblock](http://www.reekersart.com/creating-expressive-backgrounds-for-a-bonsai-woodblock-print/)󠁿

[⌊Screenshot Part 2A⌉⌊Screenshot Part 2A⌉[

Artmaking & process

### 󠀁[Carving a bonsai image](http://www.reekersart.com/how-to-carve-a-relief-bonsai-woodblock-to-exciting-artist-proof/)󠁿

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