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Sunday, December 30, 2007

On the horizon...

November Mist, 16 x 20" Oil on canvas covered board (I'm not entirely happy with the photograph. The actual painting has a much w...

Thursday, December 27, 2007

At play!

Cats at Play! 9 x 11" Watercolor and Ink Its back to cats again! I wanted to try to do a composition using several cats, brightly co...

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

A different look at Christmas

The Lord Speaks (mixed media on paper) I've been thinking about Christmas in a different way this year - I've been thinking about it...

Saturday, December 22, 2007

The year in retrospect, part 4

More small paintings from the Fall 2007 This is my concluding retrospective grouping. Summing up - I see progress in several major areas. ...

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Retrospect, part 3

The Cats of November Life has unexpected twists and turns. I've experienced a few of those this fall, one of which was the loss of our ...

Monday, December 17, 2007

The year in retrospect, part 2

August and September 2007 Paintings This is the second part of my year in retrospect. Several of these paintings have been sold, but severa...

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Finished Steeple

Steeple 1, 5x7" Oil on canvas SOLD Here is the finished painting! For those of you in the Wheaton, IL area - post your guess about wh...

Saturday, December 15, 2007

The year in retrospect, part 1

July 2007 Oil Paintings and Watercolors December is flying by, and has been very busy. At work, I'm trying to finish up this semester a...

Monday, December 10, 2007

Progress

The Progress Continues Since my post a couple days ago, I've progressed on this small painting. As you can see, I've added a lot mo...

Saturday, December 8, 2007

My process - first steps

The first few steps for a new painting I happen to live in a town which is known for having the most churches per capita... and it has been ...

Friday, December 7, 2007

White Flower, abstracted

White Flower, 30 x 36" matted, Acrylic and Colored Pencil on Paper This painting has taken several years to finish and to frame. It is...

Monday, December 3, 2007

Backward Glance at Summer

Lily and Pads, 5x7" Oil on Canvas Now with our first winter storm (ice, snow, rain - all in 1 event) I'm posting a summery kind of...

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Tagged!

Well, I've been tagged by Karen Appleton , whose work I watch and admire for so many reasons... and while I'm waiting for paint to d...

Friday, November 30, 2007

Completed Series?

Red String, 5.5 x 4" Mixed media (Watercolor and Ink) on paper I think the series is complete... but perhaps time will dictate otherwi...

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Helen Read: Illinois, United States; Art is fun! I've always enjoyed making things ... creating ... all things art! I went to Wheaton College (IL) where I received a B.A. in fine art. Then later, after doing a Masters in Teaching at National-Louis University, I began to teach art at the high school level. I currently teach art, am a parent, am an daily painter, and am active in my church. Life manages to stay pretty busy!

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