Saturday, April 30, 2016

Field Work

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One of the pleasures of landscape painting is being IN the landscape!  One of the disciplines is drawing it...these a...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

And - more trees and branches

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Ugh -- work is keeping me busy !  I hope to work more on this in the next few days , but I am progressing - a little! 
Saturday, April 9, 2016

3 Feet of Tree Line

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I'm back from break and working again on this large landscape.  I think I'm done with the 3 feet of tree line in the background...
Friday, March 25, 2016

More ... brushstroke by brushstroke

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A little more added to the sky and the water.  Still finding my way through this - finding it a bit overwhelming in size...  But remindin...
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Developing the idea - working out the composition - starting the process

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Painting a landscape - or any work of art - is truly a process.   There are many preliminary steps in the creation of a painting - and th...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Water's Edge - Graphite Tree Study

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Water's Edge  9x12" graphite on paper ©2016  Helen Read  matted in white to fit 14x18" frame SOLD One...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Back in the studio ---

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It's been too long --  travel, a strenuous schedule at work, fighting off illness, exhaustion.   The last month has slipped away, it se...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Actual sized sketch

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Working on a LARGE charcoal sketch - 24 x 36".  I'm thinking of my next landscape - wondering if this one will be workable.  I...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Ready for exhibit!

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Quiet Water, 12x9" oil on linen panel Framed - ready to hang - available (framing is optional)   Arbor Path, 16x12" oil on canvas ...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Golden October Landscape

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Golden October , 12 x 9" Oil on Linen Panel ©Helen Read   Beautiful October - blue skies, golden foliage against the darker...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

Little by little...

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My work on this continues.  There's still more to do after some drying time, but I am nearing the final strokes ... I think!   Meanwhile...
Monday, January 4, 2016

A season behind!

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Ah... Caught on the horns of a dilemma!  I took some great reference pictures and got a start on some fall foliage landscapes before it was ...
Friday, January 1, 2016

Autumn at Herrick Lake - final painting of 2015

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Autumn at Herrick Lake, 10 x 8" oil on canvas ©2015 Helen Read  Oil on linen panel SOLD Its been awhile in it'...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

A landscape in process

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A finished painting requires a process.... This one is still in its process, but here you can see some of the steps and how it's unfoldi...