Monday, November 26, 2018

How an artist can stay ahead of the busyness this season

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'Tis the Season ... (for a lot of busyness)        This is the season of so much activity.  There are seasonal parties, family...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Black Friday is Pretty Colorful! a 5x7" sale!

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Enjoy a 20% discount on these 5x7" original paintings - Friday 11/23 through Monday 11/26. Framed in a simple elegant black wood ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

What's so great about original art?

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Why buy original art?    Really!  It's a legitimate question - there are lots of pretty prints available.  What makes hanging an or...
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Oh...Snow

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Winter Light - snowscape,  10x8" oil on linen panel © Helen Read  It's that time of year again.... our first snowfall is pred...
Saturday, November 3, 2018

The Joyful Colors of Fall

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Autumn Joy,   7x5" oil on gesso board ©Helen Read  The colors of fall are pure joy!   Yellow, Orange, Red, Coral, Green - it's...
Friday, October 26, 2018

The Artist's Mindset -- It Plays a Critical Role!

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I’ll bet it happens to all of us in one way or another …. the games our creative minds play; they can be a such a roadblock.   I’m ...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Autumn Birches

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Autumn Birches  11x14" oil on canvas  ©2018 Helen Read Oh, the beauty of fall... such wonderful color!  This highly textured pain...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Sunflower Piracy

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I just ran across this image on Pinterest and recognized it as my work immediately.  It is my original art work which I created quite ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Peonies and so much more!

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SOLD This delightful little painting is headed to it's new home in Florida!  Did you know there are others like this on...
Saturday, October 6, 2018

Now's the time!

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It's just about the time when I send out a note to my special friends!  Once every month, I send out visual news....  a peek at the ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Summer Shadows

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Summer Shadows,  12x9" Oil on Canvas ©Helen Read Just off the easel Highly textured and full of colorful light, this painting ...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Landscapes and Palette Knives

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A couple posts back, I posted the beginning of this landscape - a roadway ... maybe the road less traveled?     It's only in p...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Fly Away Home

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This little mini painting and its easel was my Give-Away in this month of September! And it is headed to Mississippi!  That's righ...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Take Away - The subtractive approach

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The subtractive approach.... For me it's a new way to start a landscape painting.  I began this painting with transparent paint on a ...