Saturday, January 29, 2022

Riverside Landscape

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 I started this painting a year or so ago... and I wasn't happy with the outcome.  It took awhile.  I needed to sit with it - look at it...
Monday, January 24, 2022

Mid-Winter Recharge!

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  Mid-winter blahs?  It's time to recharge your creative energy and refuel your motivation!  I'd love to send you my free download, ...
Thursday, January 20, 2022

How to Upgrade an Inexpensive Canvas

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Lately I've been recording some studio tips for artists.  This is one that will be helpful to painters!    This quick studio tip will be...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Tiny Painting Give Away coming in February!

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  Canna Bouquet -   3x3" oil painting This little painting, quite impressionistic in style, will be given away in February! I haven...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Window Sill Sunshine

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  Window Sill Sunshine,  12x9" oil on canvas ©Helen Read    The last painting of 2021.  Sunflowers are always one of my favorites.  The...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

Abundance (lilacs)

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 Abundance  8x8" oil on gessoed panel ©Helen Read Available framed in a contemporary black frame (3/4" deep and 1" across th...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

The Incredible Pencil Drawing Course

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  There's never been a better time than NOW!  Learn to draw with skill and confidence - or - build your drawing skills to a new level!  ...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

The Flower Stall

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 The Flower Stall, 7.5 x 5.5" watercolor on paper ©Helen Read  Matted and ready for an 8x10" frame!   Click here for pricing detai...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Paint for FUN!

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 NEW!!  Watercolor Mini-Courses!   Two Mini-Courses to Choose From (or register for both!) Lilacs in a Watering Can Still Life Painting Blue...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Winter Cardinal Watercolor

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  Winter Cardinal 5x7" watercolor on paper, matted for an 8x10" frame ©Helen Read  SOLD matted in white as shown Includes domestic...
Saturday, November 20, 2021

Eastern Light Landscape Painting

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Eastern Light, 14x11 oil on canvas, ©Helen Read This view came to my by surprise!  Would you ever imagine that it is located in town! on a ...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Sunflowers in a Blue Vase

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  Sunflowers in a Blue Vase 7x5" oil on panel Once again, I've used sunflowers as a model several times just lately.  They "po...

Fall 2021 ~ Busy, but lot's happening!

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  Whewww... these last few months have been super busy!  I'd been preparing for a workshop in Chicago, which went well. I've travel...

Beautiful Sunflowers!

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 I love them! Sunflowers are (to me) such a lovely summer reminder.  Maybe it is because they grow wild in the southwest where I grew up.  ...