Thursday, June 25, 2009

My new promo - win a FREE painting!

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Free Painting Offer! Join our studio grou p or introduce your friends & enter a drawing to win a free painting - what could be better!...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The road less traveled

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Road at Wood's Edge , 6x8" Oil on canvas ©2009, Helen Read SOLD Another small-ish study. This one is done in oil and on str...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

A New Auction - Hollyhocks in Bloom.

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Hollyhocks in Bloom, 8x8" Oil on Canvas deep wrapped canvas, painted around sides - framing is optional ©2008, Helen Read 
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Another small landscape study:

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Meadow , 6x8" Oil pastel on paper
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Monday, June 15, 2009

The kind of landscapes that intrigue me!

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Morning Light - Landscape study - 6 x 8" oil pastel on paper     I've been hinting that I'd like to return to lands...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Floral - abstracted

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Peony , 8x8" oil on canvas,     SOLD On one of the few sunny days we have had this spring, I took a macro photo of a lovely white/p...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Time for an auction!

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Whimsical, Funky Cat - 8x8" Acrylic on Canvas (deep wrapped, painted around sides) beginning bid -  SOLD Auction Results! - This pai...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

From Deep in the Heart of Texas - skyscape

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Approaching Front, 6x6" Oil on canvas (2009) The final version. As you can see, the foreground has been given some definition - and ...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Skyscape - nearly done!

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above: Sky is deepened and given more color, foreground is still undeveloped. Earliest version: above: Sky is given its basic values and som...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Experimentation.....

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Bouquet in Blue, approx 5x7" acrylic on paper A small experiment here. This is a rough water color paper - 400#. I started by staini...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Some old favorites:

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Daisies in Cobalt - 18 x 20" Oil on canvas (2004) This painting came from a profusion of daisies growing in my garden - I love their fr...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Landscape - finished.

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Small landscape study - 5x5" oil on canvas   You've been watching the progress on this - and I've mentioned that I'm expl...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

In celebration of spring time!

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Crabapples in bloom, 9x12" Oil pastel on paper I'm posting an older painting since my travels and commission have kept me busy - b...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

This week's commission

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Lemons in Bloom on Blue - 10" Painted Bowl (acrylic on wood) My silence this week does not mean I haven't been working! Here is a ...