▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁paint ▁and ▁visit ▁museum s ▁and ▁gall eries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Re ed ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁graph ic ▁designer ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁all ▁publication ▁design . ▁ ▁Re ed ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Adams - M organ ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁paint ings , ▁executed ▁in ▁water - based ▁ac ry lic ▁paint ▁on ▁un prim ed ▁canvas , ▁were ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁central ized ▁image , ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁cent rif ug al ▁motion ▁within ▁the ▁pet al - like ▁shapes . ▁Re ed ' s ▁next ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁Ham pton ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁exhibition , ▁the ▁cent rif ug al ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁paint ings ▁had ▁now ▁sp un ▁off ▁a ▁smaller ▁companion ▁painting ▁that ▁hover ed ▁a ▁set ▁distance ▁away . ▁Re ed ▁called ▁these ▁works ▁his ▁Sat ellite ▁P aint ings ▁and ▁they ▁question ed ▁the ▁relation ▁of ▁a ▁painting ▁to ▁the ▁wall . ▁Further ▁exhib itions ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁East ▁Ham pton ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁Ber tha ▁Sch ae fer ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and