Thursday, December 31, 2009

Pink Poinsettia

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Pink Poinsettias , 8 5/8 x 12 3/4" Watercolor/acrylic on 300# paper ©2009, Helen Read Ready to mat and frame SOLD It is hard to belie...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

More of the Year in Review

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One of the highlights of my year (2009) was the solo exhibit I did for my church's 50th anniversary. It focused on botanicals as its s...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

More of the Year in Review

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Old Oak , 6x8" Oil on canvas ©2009, Helen Read   SOLD Many times this year, I found myself exploring landscapes... sometimes more d...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

A work in progress

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I hadn't expected to start another painting before the end of the year .... but.... after a few days of not painting, and having a littl...
Saturday, December 26, 2009

Inspiration and Results!

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In August, my daughter and I took a trip to Indiana. It was uneventful until the drive home that evening. We were greeted just around the ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

More of the Year in Review

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Curbside Profusion , 8x10" Oil on canvas ©2009, Helen Read This one is now in a private collection. Falling Leaves , 5 x 5" Oi...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The progression of expression...

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2 Media - but the Same Composition: This progression shows how my thought process developed for this painting. I started with an oil past...
Monday, December 21, 2009

More Oil Pastel Landscapes

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The Space Between, 6x8" Oil pastel on paper ©2009, Helen Read       Streak of Orange , 6x8 " Oil Pastel on paper ©2009, Hele...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Small Landscapes

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Small Landscapes ©2009, Helen Read One of my summer goals was to work with landscapes again. I was very interested in working with atmosphe...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

More of the Year in Review

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The Edge of the Woods, 6x8" Oil on canvas ©2009, Helen Read   SOLD   Pink Gerbera Daisy Triptych , overall: 24 x 8" (3 ...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Barely There

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Barely There , 10 x 8" Oil on canvas ©2009, Helen Read This will likely be the last painting I do in the year 2009. The whole fam...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

More of the Year in Review

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This year I also experimented a little bit with some pen and ink bird drawings that were light hearted and fun. I was also experimenting wi...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

A Year in Review - part I

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  The year started out with some pen and ink drawings of botanicals. Each of these flowers is beautiful, sculptural and colorful in...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

A work in progress ... Barely There

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A work in progress Part of the "What Remains Series" 8x10" Oil on canvas This is still very much in progress, but I am workin...
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