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Newly Redesigned Website! 23 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
Please visit my newly "remodeled" website! Take a few minutes and look around; its easy to navigate... I'm still in the process of learning all that is available to me there, and I'm uploading photo...
A landscape & architectural structure! 21 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Tunkhannock Viaduct, 9x12" Oil on canvas ©2013 Helen Read Ready to frame $350.00 (Please add $20.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) In this painting, I hoped to capture t....
More progress on my newest painting 16 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
Progress Continues! The next few steps are shown here. I've started putting in a little more substance to the bridge and a few spots of shady green below. You can start to see a little more of he ....
First steps - a new painting 13 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
I've just gotten a step or two done here - this will be a new 9x12" oil - It will be a landscape, though right now, it looks much more architectural. I started with a careful drawing of the structure...
Etsy! A variety of items available..... 9 Aug 2013 | 09:58 pm
Come visit my Etsy site! I've just added items after a studio cleaning! I'm offering an August coupon to use at my Etsy site- 10% off all items purchased! The coupon expires 8-31-13 Here's th...
Abundance 7 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
Abundance, 9x12" Oil on canvas ©2013 Helen Read $275.00 Ready to frame (Shipping in US, please add $20.00 - IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) I named this painting Abundance because the...
Another look - making an abstract painting 7 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
Spirit, 22 x 30" Acrylic on Paper ©2010 Helen Read (in its final form) This is the first video I've made about the process of making this larger abstract painting. While it shows my process, i...
Creating a landscape - my process: 7 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
Before anything else, I make preliminary sketches working out the composition and the value structure of the painting I plan to do. I haven't shown that part of the process here - perhaps that will be...
A new work in progress 4 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
9x11" Oil on canvas Whew.... the wedding is over now - as wonderful as it all was and as much as I loved every minute, there was little time for anything else! So, now that all the planning, making....
Its been quite a (few) week(s) 2 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am
Just a few days ago, we celebrated my daughter's wedding! What a wonderful day and celebration! As you can guess, this meant a house filled with family and friends, much preparation and activity, a....
