Artist Profile for Natalie Reed

Natalie was commissioned to do an enlarged copy of her painting "The Sea at Play" for the Federal Building in San Francisco, California, in February, 2006, where it may now be seen in the entryway at 450 Golden Gate Avenue. They find is very "...very striking and beautiful. It adds greatly to our collection." 

Natalie has painted many gardens including Monet's garden in Giverny, France, those in the South, as well as scenes of the Romantic Cities , including Paris with its fascinating cafes, street performers, and interesting personalities. She lived on the Left Bank while working on some of her educational films on Art, architecture, and History. She continued these films in Italy, Greece, Egypt,, Spain, and England.

Natalie painted a 790 foot long "Dream Garden" for the HOLIDAY INN at Concord, which included 37 varieties of flowers, exotic butterflies, a Victorian loveseat, and fence, a primrose and a humming bird that brought many more humming birds to visit.

NATALIE REED is a widely traveled Artist, who paints whatever captivates her wherever she is. She has painted in Monet's garden at Giverny, France numerous times. These paintings are listed in her "Enchanting Places" series, where you will also find paintings of Venice and Portofino, Italy, where a poem of hers, written there appears in "The Book of Famous People" at the CAFE DELFINO on the delightful Harbour.

While she was in Africa completing her murals for The Mt. Kenya Safari Club,she took her second Safari, gaining photos she took for paintings she has done of animals in the wild. These appear in her animal series of paintings, where you will also find charming pets.