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Monday, October 27, 2008

Ten Thousand!

Marigold - preliminary view - 5x7" Oil on canvas

SOLD

I'm celebrating! Yesterday I received the 10,000th visit to this blog! Thank you to all who visit regularly ... and, to those who stumble upon me, thanks to you too! For 1 day, - Monday, October 27th - if you will leave me a comment here on the blog and then email me your actual address (studio_upstairs@hotmail.com), I'll send you one of my note cards as a free gift! (Please be sure to do both things!)

The painting above is still wet. I'll post its final version this week! I loved the "up closeness" of the flower ... and saw little things in it that I've never noticed before! More to come!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Congratulations, Helen! That's quite a milestone! I love checking in and seeing your latest work, it's all such a delight...

It was wonderful to visit with Wendy at school last week when she stopped in!; October 27, 2008 at 6:26 AM
Rachel said...: Congratulations!! I love your artwork and enjoy receiving the email updates so I can come back and check your site often. :); October 27, 2008 at 7:42 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats! You are inspiring me to get busy with My own artwork.
Best wishes for future success!; October 27, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulation , that's some number.
I love your artwork and would be thrilled to win. I enjoy getting eth e-mails too.
Sandy rickmc@recn.ca; October 27, 2008 at 12:50 PM
myonlyphoto said...: Congratulations Helen! Nice milestone to reach. Nice painting as always. Anna :); October 27, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey momma! :)
Congratsss, this is great news and it shows that your inspiration is spreading. :)
Love ya
Michelle; October 27, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Anonymous said...: I enjoy your Blog very much!I hope you are planning to do note cards with the "fun" pictures you did with the birds.I just loved those!
WOW!!10,000---that`s wonderful!!; October 27, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Helen Read said...: Well, thank you - one and all - Your comments are so encouraging! :) I appreciate each one of you!; October 29, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Sandy said...: Congrats! The painting is wonderful! I love the autumnal feel of the colors.

I finally got over to Pam's to photograph your painting it its new home and will post on it soon. I'll pop over when I do and let you know. She loves it!

She has been lurking around your blog and loves it too. She is not much of a commenter but I thought you would like to know that you have a new fan.

I am really enjoying being on your email list so I can keep up regularly. I hope the rest of your week is wonderful.; October 29, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Sylvia Jenstad said...: I agree... Congrats!!... and your Marigold is just beautiful...; October 30, 2008 at 8:15 AM
Anonymous said...: i continually stand in awe of all you are doing. It is so great and inspiring in spirit with you added comments. FR; October 30, 2008 at 4:31 PM

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The Convergence between My Art, Life, and Faith

This may seem an unusual item to post on an art blog - but - hey... I get to "customize" my blog! So - I'm putting my thoughts out there, for you to read!
Its really important to me not to compartmentalize my life into different realms, but rather to integrate all of it into a whole. Therefore, these areas cross boundaries and influence one another in interesting ways.
For me, my life is a whole lot about my faith... but not much about religion. That sounds sort of cliche, I guess. What I mean to say is- its about relationship and going into an ever deepening relationship with Christ, rather than a set of rituals and ceremonies. That kind of faith, I am finding, is never fully finished... always broader, deeper, fuller than I'd imagined. I am also finding out that God is bigger than my box for him... and he, in fact, won't be "contained". He's wild and untamed and beyond my ability to understand ... but entirely good.
So - how in the world does that impact art? Thinking about who this wild God is - I'm convinced he is creator and artist by just looking at the world in which I live. And he absolutely celebrates the impulse of creativity he's given to me! Visual art is a language... a language without words. So with visual expression, I can worship. I can explore. I can imagine. And, I can speak without words a celebration of my creator and all that his world contains.

What's a "Daily Artist" ?

You may have heard of the Painting-A-Day movement, which is one that the artist paints a small painting a day and offers it for sale. The online auction format is often used. The subject matter varies from artist to artist, but is frequently of common objects.
With a full-time job - teaching art at a high school level - I do not complete a painting a day, but I do work as an artist every day and I complete a set of small paintings or sometimes a larger painting a month. (Usually 1 - 2 a week). Some of these paintings are made into notecards and prints. More of that here on my blog. Most of my original works are for sale - and depending on the materials and size, the price varies. You can see more about pricing and availability at my website
HelenCRead.com

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Ten Thousand!

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