Thursday, June 30, 2011

Yet more progress!

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More progress continues.   In fact most of the canvas is now covered!  I'm using acrylics and including interference paints.  This is s...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

The newest thing ... still in progress

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Newest abstract --  Acrylic on canvas - 30 x 30"  Well, I'm working larger and on something a lot different than much of my work. ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Quite possibly done!?

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Light and Reflections,  approx 8x 12" colored pencil on black paper  ©2011, Helen Read  It seems this may be (for all intents and purp...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Repost - Rose

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Rose,  8x8" graphite on clayboard ©2010, Helen Read  Reposting today--- just finished a VERY busy month with school finishing up.  An...
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Progress continues

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The progress on this continues!  Marbles, 9x12" colored pencil on black paper.  Even though its been busy, I've found a little tim...
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Friday, June 3, 2011

Storms!

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After the Storm, 9 x 12" Oil on canvas  ©2009, Helen Read  We've had so many storms this spring!  Thankfully, not the destruction ...
Monday, May 30, 2011

From the past ... Stargazer in a vase

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Stargazer in a vase - watercolor ©2007, Helen Read  Life has kept me more than busy these last weeks - so I'm posting an older piece w...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Last Weekend's Activities

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Last weekend was the annual student art show at the high school where I teach art!  Its a huge production - cleaning out the library, se...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

The newest work - in progress

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3 Marbles -  9 x 12" colored pencil on black paper  ©2011, Helen Read  Quite obviously, this is still in progress!   But its an exerci...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sunflower - colored pencil

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Facing West - Sunflower,   approx 6 x 8" colored pencil on black paper ©2007, Helen Read  Maybe, just maybe, spring is arriving here i...
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Prototype - abstract

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Untitled,  3.5 x 5.5" acrylic/watercolor on paper  ©2011, Helen Read  This one is a small prototype, planning for a larger work.  I re...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Spring Beach

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Stillness ,  11x14 acrylic on paper ©1995,Helen Read Private Collection  This is pulling something from the distant archives!  One of my f...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Crab Apple Landscape

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Crab Apples in Bloom ,  9x12" Oil pastel on paper  ©2008, Helen Read    Its that time of year here in my town - the crab apple trees a...
Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mother's Day!

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Nest Series , oil on canvas ©2008, Helen Read  In honor of Mother's Day, I'm reposting this series - which is in a private collect...