Sunday, March 29, 2015

still working on this one ...

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Floral watercolor/acrylic - 22x15"  I have made progress on this ... but I know it is not at its final stage right now. There ar...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Spring Cleaning!

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I'm cleaning out my studio!  I have a few paintings who have been completed for a while and really need to find their permanent home!...
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Monday, March 16, 2015

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Join now ~ Don't delay!   This week, I'll be sending out another email newsletter with  a special offer to my newsletter friends...
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Spring Offering ~ Final Version

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Spring Offering , 11x14" Oil on canvas ©2015 Helen Read Tranquility.  Serenity.  And yes, a beautiful surprise among the leave...
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Friday, March 13, 2015

What I'm working on right now

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11x14" Oil on canvas  It has been a busy week, but I have found time to be at work in my studio.  I'm working on this landsc...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Looking Back - Lily Watercolor

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3 Sisters - Descanso Lilies ,  7.5 x 9.5" Watercolor on Yupo ©Helen Read   Almost a year ago, I had the opportunity to visit Des...
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Monday, March 2, 2015

Continuing the progress - floral watercolor

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I put this one aside for a few weeks while working on other paintings - and now have picked this up to move forward with it again.  I...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

TBT - Green Orchid Watercolor

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Orchid in Green, 7 x 10" watercolor on paper © Helen Read This little orchid watercolor is from 5 years ago!  There aren't...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Forest Secrets

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Forest Secrets , 6.5 x 9" Oil Pastel on Illustration Board © Helen Read  A couple lines from a Pablo Neruda poem, Lost in the For...
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Island Sunset

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Island Sunset  10x8" Oil on gessoed panel  ©2015 Helen Read SOLD Can you hear the chirp of the night insects and the frogs ...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Setting Sun -- a work in progress

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This is still a work in progress.  I am working on how to portray a dramatic sky, just as night is falling - without it being too garish ...
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Monday, February 2, 2015

.... Its in that awkward in-between stage

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Do you ever feel that way?  I do...  all the time.  I don't remember ever Not feeling that way along the way in any work of art I...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

A larger floral watercolor progresses

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Started last week, this larger watercolor is progressing. My goal is to capture the sparkle and vibrancy of the colors.  And I also plan to ...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Coastal Water Sunset

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Coastal Water Sunset , 6x4" watercolor on paper © Helen Read    This summer, I had the opportunity to see this sunset.  I visit...