Friday, September 27, 2019

October is nearly here!! A GIVE AWAY contest is coming!

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Oriole Chick, 3x3" oil on canvas, with wooden easel For the past few years,  I've been giving away mini paintings!  No string...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Love beautiful color? Creative Expression? Artsy Friends?

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Yes, Friends!!    My next news note is coming out in the next week - and there is always lots of great stuff (free stuff, even) includ...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Songs of Summer

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Summer's Song ,  10x10" Oil on gessoboard  © Helen Read  Sold Summer has many versions of song.  Sometimes, its the sounds o...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Summer Garden Abundance - in progress

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 A new painting just started!  After a visit to a beautiful garden area - and a number of photos taken of the multicolored pots of...
Thursday, August 8, 2019

Summer Sunset

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Evening Embers, 10x 8" oil on linen panel ©Helen Read  Please visit my website to see this and other beautiful landsc...
Saturday, August 3, 2019

12 years ago.... summer of 2007

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Hard to believe!   It was 12 years ago that I started this blog!   At that time, I was committing myself to daily painting. ...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Lilies for a Day

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Lilies for a Day, 10x8" oil on gesso board © Helen Read  Have you ever wondered why these orange beauties are called Daylili...
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Fly away, fly away.... to Pennsylvania!

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The winner is.... in Pennsylvania!    This little mini painting and it's easel have just been sent off to PA!    YOU could ...
Monday, July 8, 2019

Lavender Fields

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Lavender Fields, unframed -  5x7" oil on gesso board © Helen Read   Framed with a contemporary wooden frame in bla...
Friday, July 5, 2019

Ode to Peonies

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Ode to Peonies,  7x5" oil on gesso board  © Helen Read Sold   I love peonies.  I wish they bloomed a little longer than 1 sho...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

For the Monarchs

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Milkweed, watercolor on paper  ©2019, Helen Read  It was two years ago that I found this tall, volunteer plant in my yard - I wonde...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Spring Peonies - creating a new painting

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One of the flowers in my late spring garden that I love are   Peonies! They are large, colorful, and have such a delightful sce...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

A new FREE mini painting contest - coming soon!!

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House Finch,  3x3" oil on canvas  ©2019 Helen Read  It's almost that time again!!! I've been giving away a little ...
Monday, June 3, 2019

A new solo exhibit - 26 paintings

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Getting a personal exhibit off the ground is always a labor of love!  There's a lot that goes into the preparation for it,  and th...