Friday, September 30, 2022

Sunflower Hedge

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Sunflower Hedge, 6x12" oil on gesso panel  ©2022  Helen Read  In September, Sunflowers adorn the edge of the woods - dancing and noddin...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Wayside Wonders

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    Wayside Wonders 7.5 x 5.5" watercolor on paper ©2022 Helen Read  There are so many things to be seen and that inspire wonder... Alo...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

From the Garden

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 Garden Party, 9 x 12" oil on panel  SOLD These lovely coneflowers  were growing in my neighborhood. I've been wanting to paint the...
Monday, August 22, 2022

A Little Glimpse

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 "Playing" in the studio is important... and I so easily forget to spend time doing just that.  Trying new things ~ no expectation...
Friday, August 12, 2022

Lilies and Lace

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  Lilies and Lace,  8x8" oil on cradled panel Painted around sides, so framing is optional. © Helen Read  This is exactly what is bloo...
Thursday, August 4, 2022

Beautiful Chaos ~ abstraction from nature

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  Beautiful Chaos ,  30x22" acrylic on watercolor paper (matted in white for a 36x28" frame) ©HelenCRead Ready to frame  An abstra...
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Coming in August! A tiny painting give away.

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  Do you love to receive gifts?  Who doesn't??  I also love to give gifts!  In my next newsy note that will come out in early August, th...
Thursday, July 7, 2022

Here's this month's gift!

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  I love giving gifts of art to my friends!  Every month I have something for you - it could be a free print that you can print (such as the...
Monday, July 4, 2022

Beauty on the Wing!

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 What better time to feature the beauty of birds than mid-summer?!   Spring Song and Bright Plumage , when sold together and shipped to the ...
Sunday, July 3, 2022

Delphinium Watercolor

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 Delphinium,  7.5 x 5.5" watercolor on paper matted in white to fit an 8x10" frame © Helen Read  A few years ago, the most beauti...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Charmed by Lilacs

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  Lilac Charm,  10x8" oil on gessoed panel ©Helen Read  I love lilacs and am so happy each spring when it's time for them to bloom...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Creatively Uninspired? Here's Help!

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  Inspiration ~ that magical feeling that artists have as they create! Hold up! Maybe not! …what if “inspiration” is over rated? If you ar...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

Lakeside Sunflower Landscape Painting

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  Lakeside Sunflowers 11x14" oil on canvas  Visiting the Chicago Botanical Gardens, I was captured by the serenity of this lakeside sce...
Sunday, June 5, 2022

Wildflower Landscape in Progress

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 Scroll down a bit and you'll see this same landscape done in watercolor.  Using the same reference photo, I'm now working in oil pa...