Monoprinting techniques for finger-painted fabric. I always thought of finger painting as child’s play until recently when I met Parks Reece, a protégé of Ruth Faison Shaw – the originator of modern finger painting in Italy in 1926. Ruth started…
Parks Reece Makes (Even More) Mischief By: Caitlin Sundborg 406-582-8068 Caitlin@outsidebozeman.com Outside Bozeman – Southwest Montana’s Outdoor Journal He’s been called “wacky and whimsical” and “sure-footed nonconformist.” Boston’s NPR new station dubbed him “the Royal Jester of modern Western…
by Greg Keeler and Parks Reece (first published in the Big Sky Journal, Spring 1994) On evenings when the spring thaw is going full blast, I like to sleep with the bedroom window open. Though I live just two blocks…
by Tim Cahill (first published in Outside Magazine, January 1986) About two years ago, Parks Reece, the artist, was drinking beer and showing friends some slides of his trip to Guatemala. He had bought Mayan art for display in the…
Patagonian Paradise – FlyFisher Magazine By Myers Reece, Flyfisher Magazine of the Federation of Fly Fishers Published Winter Issue 2007 Much like other addiction, fly fishing is hard to understand. How strange it is to see a normally stable grown…
The Improbable Mr. Fink Written by Scott McMillion Illustrated by Parks Reece Big Sky Journal – Fly Fishing 2010 Despite his improbable name and his unruly dog, Sterling Fink was a good neighbor. You could count on him for the…
The Bastard Written by Jennifer Olsson Illustration by Parks Reece Big Sky Journal – Fly Fishing 2010 It was on a wild western river that rolled over worn rocks and boulders when I saw him out of the corner of…
The Lost Fish Written By Allen Morris Jones Illustration by Parks Reece Big Sky Journal – Fly Fishing 2010 Aging into a life spent fly fishing means coming to terms with disappointment. Your successes are a cinch, of course. Snapshots…
A Son’s Diary: Tracing Parks Reece’s Artistic Roots By Myers Reece Finger paintings, lithographs and prints by Parks Reece Montana Quarterly Spring 2010 For my father, artist Parks Reece, the transition into finger painting was inevitable. He loves to use…
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