Saturday, February 28, 2026

Amber Afternoon

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  Amber Afternoon 14x11" oil on gessoed panel ©    Helen Read    There's beauty to be found in the marsh along the edge of the lake...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Winter Cardinal! a January give-away!

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 It is time for a give-away painting!  This little Winter Cardinal (3x3") is an original oil painting on canvas, with a magnetic backin...
Friday, December 19, 2025

Sunset at Sea

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  Sunset at Sea 20x16" oil on cradled gesso panel  ©Helen Read    I began this painting in November - but because of the travel and the...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Maple Flame Watercolor

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November and December took me on a path I didn't expect, and my creative work had to wait for a bit.  I traveled unexpectedly to Texas t...
Monday, October 20, 2025

Local Exhibit - Gloaming

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  Gloaming,   has been honored and is currently included in the Autumn Color exhibit at the DuPage Art League until October 27th.    If you ...

Celestial Dream

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  Celestial Dream  20 x 20 x 1.5" acrylic on canvas  ©2025 Helen Read  Find out more information on this painting here  Having grown up...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Last Light - Abstract Landscape painting

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    Last Light   18x24" acrylic on canvas ©Helen C Read   I love sunsets!  And they are especially colorful in the Western U.S. Just a ...
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Saturday, August 16, 2025

The Color of Summer

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      8x8" Oil on gesso panel © Helen Read     The colors of summer are joyful!  I can't help walking along a sidewalk, pathway or...
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

When An Artist and Poet Collaborate!

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  The thought was intriguing!  Collaborating with someone I didn't know for an entry into a group show.  Yes, I thought, why not?   I m...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

What is my Secret Sauce for my Artistic Journey??

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   Hillside Symphony Watercolor on Yupo Paper © Helen Read Link to find out more about this paintin g Eighteen years!! I can hardly believe ...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Rivers Diptych

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     Experimenting, experimenting....  I've been working on a diptych which is very experimental.  I really didn't know if it would ...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Sunlit Meadow

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Sunlit Meadow, 10x8" oil on canvas ©Helen C Read These last few weeks, I've been working on a commission.  To prepare for that com...
Friday, April 18, 2025

Morning Chill

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  Morning Chill,  11x14" oil on canvas ©2025 Helen Read Winter in the north can have very minimal color. While creation is sleeping, th...
Monday, April 7, 2025

Day's End

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  Day's End 7x5" oil on Canvas SOLD