Friday, December 28, 2012

2012's final painting

Cooperstown Lake, 5x7" Acrylic on paper
©2012 Helen Read 
private collection


May I wish you a wonderful 2013!  

Monday, December 24, 2012

The Merriest of Christmases!


Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! 
May the true story of Christmas fill your heart with joy this season! 

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Friday, November 23, 2012

Free App for iPhone or Android

Now available!   
On-the-go access to the latest from my studio. 

A FREE App for your iPhone or Android


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• A gallery of photos
• My facebook page
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Bird and Berries


Bird and Berries, 7x5" Oil on canvas
©2012, Helen Read 
Ready to frame
$100.00
(please add $12.00 US shipping, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax).


Monday, November 19, 2012

Edge of Shadows

The Edge of Shadow, 9x12" colored pencil on black paper
©2011 Helen Read 
$100.00 (unmatted)
(shipping in US, please add $12.00, International shipping is additional,  IL residents, please add 8.25% sales tax)
$115.00  (matted to fit a 16x20" frame)
(shipping in US please add $12.00 for matted size,  international shipping is additional;
IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax).



Unmatted option - $100.00 + shipping
 ____________________________

Matted option - $115.00 + shipping

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Fall leaves -- Barely There!


Barely There, 10x8" Oil on Canvas
©2009, Helen Read
$180.00
Ready to Frame
(shipping $12.00 in US - IL residents, please add 8.25% sales tax.)

Sunday, November 11, 2012

November's Gathering

November Gathering,  8x8" Oil on canvas
©Helen Read 
$120.00 - deep wrap canvas, painted on sides - framing optional
($12.00 shipping in US - IL Residents please add 8.25% sales tax)


 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Leeks in November!

Leeks in November!  7x6" colored pencil on gray drawing paper 
©2012, Helen Read 


For more information on this piece, please click here
 


Saturday, November 3, 2012

Fall harvest

Apples on Damask,  6 x 12" Oil on canvas 
©2010, Helen Read 
Ready to Frame
$200.00
(shipping $20.00 in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax. Int'l shipping is additional


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

November is here!

November Tree, 8x6" oil pastel on paper
©2010, Helen Read 
$25.00
Ready to mat and frame
 

I've just returned from a week in California for my son's wedding, so I'm a bit behind with studio work.  Until I post November's featured painting, here is something reminiscent of the past and which bespeaks the month of November. 
Hard to believe our autumn is about half done. 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Withered Beauty - sunflower, 15 x 15" Watercolor/mixed media on paper
©2012, Helen Read 
ready to mat and frame 
$155.00
(Shipping $20.00 in US, additional costs internationally, IL residents, please add 8.25% sales tax) 


Ready to be shipped, but will have to be shipped in a larger sized flat box.
Matting and framing are not included 

For more information - please email me!

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Red Winged Blackbird - October Featured painting

October's Featured painting!
$30.00
Just for the month of October
Epaulette, 6x6" Oil on canvas,
©2012, Helen Read
ready to frame 
(Shipping in US - $10.00, International shipping is additional, 
IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax.) 

SOLD

Sunday, September 23, 2012

One reference picture, 2 renderings:



The Edge of Shadow, 9x12" colored pencil on black paper
©2011 Helen Read 
$100.00 (unmatted)
(shipping in US, please add $13.00, International shipping is additional,  IL residents, please add 8.25% sales tax)
$115.00  (matted to fit a 16x20" frame)
(shipping in US please add $13.00 for matted size,  international shipping is additional;
IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax).



Unmatted option - $100.00 + shipping
 ____________________________

Matted option - $115.00 + shipping


Green Agave, 6x6" Watercolor and Acrylic on clayboard
©2011, Helen Read
$100.00
( Shipping in US - $13.00, International shipping is additional,
IL Residents, please add 8.25% sales tax)

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Blossom

Blossom,  8x8" colored pencil on clayboard
(Clayboard is masonite with a very smooth kaolin clay finish on which to work)
©2011, Helen Read
Ready to frame 
$120.00
(Please add $13.00 shipping in US, international shipping- additional, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Westwind - Water's Edge

Westwind - Water's Edge, 7x5" Oil on canvas
©Helen Read
$100
(ready to frame)
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, international shipping is additional)
IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax 




Monday, September 10, 2012

Its not too late ~ but in another few hours, it will be!!

The Studio Upstairs
September 10, 2012

Just a few more hours remain! 
That's right!  
The auction time in nearly over.   Now's a great time to pick up a small still life ~ an original oil painting for nearly nothing!  
On Tuesday, about mid day, the time will run out though. 
Click on the images below to go to the auction site and see what might be happening!

Three Lemon Still Life 
3 Lemons, 6x6" Oil on canvas   
Green Grape Still Life 
Grapes, 5x7" Oil on canvas

Strawberry Bowl Still Life 
Berry Bowl, 6x6" Oil on canvas

  Each of these small paintings is painted with oil paint on a small stretched canvas
and is ready to frame.
 
Thank you for your ongoing interest in art and in my studio!   I hope you will pass on this information to your friends too!   I will be in touch soon with news and new images! 
Sincerely,

Helen Read 
The Studio Upstairs

This email was sent to studio_upstairs@hotmail.com by studio_upstairs@hotmail.com |  
The Studio Upstairs | PO Box 251 | Wheaton | IL | 60187

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Three Great Paintings at Auction till Sept. 11th

7 Day Auction through September 11th. 
3 Great paintings at Great Starting Prices!  
Decorate your kitchen or dining room with
Fruit Still Life Oil Paintings!   
 
Three Lemons, 6x6" Oil on canvas
Ready to frame.


Green Grapes, 5x7" Oil on canvas
Ready to frame


Berry Bowl, 6x6" Oil on canvas
Ready to frame

Monday, September 3, 2012

September Featured Painting - End of Summer

September's Featured Painting


                                                                  End of the Summer, 5x7" watercolor on Yupo
©2012, Helen Read 
this price includes a simple black frame with glass
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax
International shipping - $25.00
)

Here is the finished painting!  Once again, I'm painting on Yupo and finding its qualities very interesting.  It holds the paint in a completely different way than the usual watercolor paper does - and surprisingly, texture is very easy to create as well.   In this painting, it begins to move a bit toward abstraction because of the way that the paint pools and puddles.  

Just for the month of September, this painting and its frame are featured for $30.00.   It is a one of a kind, so when it sells, it is gone.  If it does not sell by the end of September, it will revert to its usual price.   Grab it now, at its great price, for that small wall that needs color!  

  SOLD

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Act now before time runs out!

Just a few more days - until September 1st - to have this small oil landscape
sent to you at an amazing price!   

Fence Line, 5x7" Oil on canvas, ©2012, Helen Read 


Its ready to ship!

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Original watercolor paintings available at my Etsy Shop

 August Botanicals
These 7 small paintings are currently being featured in my Etsy Shop. 
The link above will take you there!  
They range in cost from $15.00 to $85.00
(based on the size of work)

Please click over and take a look!  What a great time to start or add to your collection of original works of art!   Should you wish matting to be added, there is a small additional charge for that. 

Along with the end of summer comes the beginning of a new school semester.  This week, I've returned to the classroom to meet my new students (about 160 of them this semester).   The semester, ready or not, is underway now.   My summer has been great and I hope yours was too!  I was able to do some travel and my family was in town for a wonderful visit too!   
Now, the fall is in view and fall activities are already beginning! 
In spite of the busyness of the new semester - I'll be working along in my studio! 
Keep in touch!!

Update:   Variegated Foliage (top center) - SOLD

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Dappled Light

Dappled Light, 8x6" watercolor on paper 
©2012, Helen Read 


SOLD

Add a cream colored matting that will fit a 9x12" frame for 
an additional $10.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax.)

For more information and purchase link, please click here.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Website Redesign!


For the last few days, I've been working on a total website redesign.  Its nearly complete, and ready for some feedback.  My previous design had gotten rather difficult to use.  This is more streamlined, but I'm still not completely sure if it will serve the purpose.  I hope you'll take a look and let me know what you think!  


Now!  Back to the studio! 

Friday, August 3, 2012

Fence Line



Fence Line, 5x7" Oil on canvas
©2012, Helen Read 
Ready to Frame
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)


Click here for details and a convenient purchase link.





Saturday, July 28, 2012

Orange Flower II

Orange Flower II,  7x7" Watercolor/acrylic on Yupo
©2012, Helen Read 
This painting is matted and ready to frame in a 12x12" frame
$80.00
(Please add $12.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 

In order to add a mat in off white for an additional small fee, please email me

Friday, July 27, 2012

Spots of Orange

Spots of Orange, 8.5 x 7" Watercolor/acrylic on #150 watercolor paper
©2012, Helen Read
Matted in white and ready to frame in a 12x12" frame
$80.00
(Please add $12.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)
Matting available (cream color suggested) for a small additional fee.  Please email me for more information. 


Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Friday, July 13, 2012

5 Julys past!

I thought it would be interesting to look back in time to see what I've worked on during the past 5 years in this mid-summer month of July. Scroll down for a year by year look! 

Coastal Road, 5x7" Oil on canvas ©2011, Helen Read
This one sold last year.

Knee Deep - Snowy Egret, 7 x 11.5" watercolor/acrylic on paper
©2010, Helen Read, ready to mat and frame


Pasture, Rainclouds Gathering - 6x8" Oil pastel on paper
©2009, Helen Read


Grape Bunch - 5x7" Oil on canvas
©2008, Helen Read, ready to frame


4 Fellows, 5x5" Oil on canvas
©2007, Helen Read, ready to frame