Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Great offer for Cyber Monday and more!!

Its all in 1 place and easy to browse!  
Visit today! 

Cyber Monday - Free Shipping on all purchases when shipped within the US.  (This could be a $20 or more saving!)
Here's how it works:   You make a purchase!  Paypal will charge shipping (I cannot disable that feature), but then, I will refund it right away... also through PayPal.  
Then, I package it and send it to you!
I always send an email to let you know it is on its way,  that way you'll know when to expect its arrival.   Easy and arrives very quickly through USPS. 

Also, here's another great opportunity!  We can partner together...
Its been heartbreaking to see the plight of so many refugees displaced and desperate for just the bare essentials of life.  We find ourselves in a delicate position of wanting to offer compassionate help and balancing that with the need for national security.  In the meantime, non profit organizations are able to provide essentials right now, where the refugees are.  So, now through December 18, I will happily donate 50% of all profits from sales to the needs of those in such desperate circumstances.
When you make a purchase of a beautiful piece of art, you can feel a sense of satisfaction knowing that purchase is also helping to provide needed food, medicines, and shelter for someone whose life literally hangs in the balance.  The need is great - so lets get involved and help!  

 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Lake Ellyn in Autumn


Autumn - Lake Ellyn,  8x10" Oil on canvas
© 2015, Helen Read 
$180.00
Ready to Frame 
(Please add $20 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 



 

Friday, September 25, 2015

A Field of Flowers - a new small landscape

Field of Flowers, 4x6" watercolor on paper 
©Helen Read, 2015
$40.00
Matted in white and ready to frame in 8x10" frame
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 


A field of Black-Eyed Susans... pretty much as far as the eye can see.
This small painting suggests a scene of summer time lazy days. 
It comes matted and ready to frame - a delightful reminder of summer abundance.

Monday, July 20, 2015

Time is running out ~ But it isn't too late!

I still need HELP!  
As I wrote last week, I am moving my home and studio in a couple weeks.  So, I'm offering some of my small paintings for just a few short weeks at a fraction of what they usually sell for.  This offer is given so that I have less to pack and move and so that my friends can enjoy some original art! Perhaps this will start or add to your own collection!

Now through July Friday, July 24th. The following are $19.95 each and that includes shipping!! (These paintings usually sell for $90 - $120).  That's right! $19.95 - and that's the full amount*!  See below the images for how to do this!  Each are ready to frame, but some are painted around the edges and framing is optional. The one's that have sold in the last week are now marked sold, but there are still more at this once-ever opportunity! 
* (Please note: Free shipping only within the US - for IL residents, I do need to add 8.25% sales tax, which adds $1.65. Your new total is only - $21.60)


Kitchen art - still life
Top left - Red Velvet, 5x5" oil on canvas
Top Rt - Pepper Plate, 6x6" oil on canvas
Lower Lft - 3 Lemons, 6x6" oil on canvas  SOLD
lower Rt - 4 Amigos, 5x5" oil on canvas


Top Lft - Green Grapes, 5x7" oil on canvas
Top Rt - Red Head, 5x7" oil on canvas
Lower Lft - Red Peppers, 6x6" oil on canvas
Lower Rt- Odd Fellows, 7x5" oil on canvas


Left- Purple Kohlrabi, 8x8" oil on canvas
Right- November Gathering, 8x8" oil on canvas


Botanical and Landscape
Left - Green on Blue, 7x5" oil on canvas   SOLD
Center- Snowy Woods, 8x7" oil on canvas  SOLD
Right- Winter Steeple, 7x5" oil on canvas  SOLD


Left - Hollyhocks, 8x8" oil on canvas   SOLD
Center- Yellow Iris, 6x6" acrylic on panel  SOLD
Right - West Wind, 7x5" oil on canvas


Left - Pink Hollyhock, 6x6" oil on canvas
Right - Iridescence (butterfly) diptych
6 x 13" overall

 Left - Waterlily, 5x7" oil on canvas 
Right - Pineapple Top, 5x5" oil on canvas


Left - Asleep, 5 x7" acric on canvas  SOLD
Right- Frosted, 5x 7" oil on canvas


Left- Undulation 3, 10x8" o on canvas
Center- Agave, 6x6" acrylic on panel
Right- Pink Hydrangea, 8x8" oil on canvas

     Here's how to have your favorite(s) sent your way! Email me:   studio_upstairs@hotmail.com.  Include the title of the painting or paintings you'd like and I'll send you an invoice through PayPal. You can use your PayPal account or a credit card, and you don't even HAVE to have a PayPal account to participate! Then, after receiving payment, it will be packaged and sent!  It's that simple! 

I'm hoping each and every one of these will find a great home! (Don't forget, they can also make a great gift!)   I'm not painting these smaller sizes much anymore, so this is a great opportunity for my friends and a big help to me!     First come, first served! But the offer expires on July 24th! 
Thanks!! 


Thursday, July 16, 2015

Monday, July 6, 2015

I'm Moving! and I need some help!

NOW!  through July 24th - Great Bargains 
Small Paintings for
$19.95
(includes shipping)
(IL residents include 8.25% sales tax) 


Visit me here to see images and how to order just the right painting(s) for your home!  Your purchase means I can ship a beautiful painting to you and I don't have to pack and move it to my new location! 

Thanks for your ongoing interest and your help!!
 

Friday, July 3, 2015

Quiet Water - Lake Ellyn

Quiet Water - Lake Ellyn, 12x9" oil on linen panel 
©2015 Helen Read
$245.00 
ready to frame 
(Please add $20.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)


 

Monday, June 29, 2015

Klein Creek

Klein Creek, 8x10" oil on canvas 
©2015, Helen Read 
ready to frame
$180.00
(please add $20.00 shipping in the US,  IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 

 

Friday, June 12, 2015

Arbor Path

Arbor Path, 16 x 12" Oil on canvas
© 2015 Helen Read 
$385.00 
Ready to frame 
(please add $20.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

It's not too late! Are you interested in....

$32.00 off the regular price?  from now through May 31st



Besides featuring my newest work and my comments about how and why and my intentions as I paint in my monthly newsletter,  Notes from my Studio, I also made a limited time offer on these 2 paintings.  I only make this offer available to my newsletter recipients.  The offers vary from month to month.  I also include interesting tidbits about managing a full time job & art, about various travel experiences I may have, about how faith and my work intersect, and family events.  
Actually, its sort of a "slice of (an artist's) life".  Sometimes life gets very busy and you get a delayed version.  Sometimes there's great news that I can't wait to share, and you get an early edition.  

However, the way to get the newsletter version of what's happening is by joining my list! 
(And if you'd like info about how to get in on this month's offer - its not too late to sign up!)
Either email me and ask me to sign you up 
or 
sign up yourself! 

You can text:  Helen to 22828  to sign up 
or 
you can use this link

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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Sign up for my newsletter!!

Its easy! 
Its free! 
And I promise not to ever share your info... or send you tons of email! 

My newsletter friends get a few extra perks!  I often have special offers only made to this list - and you get to see the latest works from my studio soon after they are complete.  Also, I'll update you on interesting tidbits I find.   You'll get about 1 email per month.  

Click the link below and you'll be asked to enter an email address!  That's it!


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I'll be sending another email in the next week or so, and I'd love to include you too! 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Forest Light - oil landscape

Forest Light,  12x9" Oil on gessoed panel 
©2015 Helen Read 

$245.00
Ready to frame
(Please add $20.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)



Monday, April 20, 2015

Mother's Day is around the corner!!

There's Still Time to Give a Flower for Mother's Day!   

Descanso Iris Print
10.5 x 7" matted in white to fit a 14 x11" frame
(ready to frame) 

$59.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

This original painting, which was sold to NBC Studios for the set of Chicago Fire, is now available as a giclee* print! 
How cool to own a print that is nearly impossible to distinguish from the original painting, but priced at far less!   It is printed on a textured watercolor-type archival paper with vibrant inks.

Please order ASAP so that the print can be made, matted, and shipped in time for Mother's Day arrival!  (About 2 weeks should be allowed!) 

*What is a giclee print?  The term  "Giclee print" refers to advanced technology in printmaking. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks on fine archival paper.  This process yields a higher color accuracy than other means of reproduction, as well as excellence in image quality and fine detail. And because inks and paper are archival, prints are light-fast and non water soluble.  It is rather difficult to tell the original from the print! 
Its a terrific way to hang a lovely piece of art at a great price! 

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The Thaw

The Thaw, 9x12" Oil on panel
©2015, Helen Read 
ready to frame 
$245.00
(please add $20.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 


 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

The perfect Mother's Day gift!

Descanso Iris Print
10.5 x 7" matted in white to fit a 14 x11" frame
(ready to frame) 

$59.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)

This original painting, which was sold to NBC Studios for the set of Chicago Fire, is now available as a giclee* print! 
How cool to own a print that is nearly impossible to distinguish from the original painting, but priced at far less!   It is printed on a textured watercolor-type archival paper with vibrant inks.

Please order ASAP so that the print can be made, matted, and shipped in time for Mother's Day arrival!  (About 2 weeks should be allowed!) 

*What is a giclee print?  The term  "Giclee print" refers to advanced technology in printmaking. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks on fine archival paper.  This process yields a higher color accuracy than other means of reproduction, as well as excellence in image quality and fine detail. And because inks and paper are archival, prints are light-fast and non water soluble.  It is rather difficult to tell the original from the print! 
Its a terrific way to hang a lovely piece of art at a great price! 

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

Now's the time ~ it's free and has great benefits!

Join now ~ Don't delay! 
This week, I'll be sending out another email newsletter with  a special offer to my newsletter friends! Its easy to do - and your information is always kept private - It will never be shared! You don't need to worry about too many emails coming your way, either - I only have time to send about 1 per month! 
Click here for a quick sign up! 

As a list member, you'll get special offers and a rotating variety of other fun things that I don't offer anywhere else. You'll also be the first to find out about my newest adventures as an artist and instructor!  My email service keeps secures your info.  You won't be sent anything from anyone other than me!   Oh, and please let your friends know about my email list too!
I'm always looking to find new friends who love art!  


Saturday, March 14, 2015

Spring Offering

Spring Offering, 11x14" Oil on canvas
©2015 Helen Read
$350.00
Ready to frame
(Please add $20.00 shipping and handling in the US, IL Residents please add 8.25% sales tax)



Wednesday, February 25, 2015

TBT - Green Orchid watercolor painting

Orchid in Green, 7 x 10" watercolor on paper
©2010, Helen Read
Matted in white to fit 11x14" and frame
$60.00
($10.00 shipping in US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)





Have you signed up for my email list? 
Join now! 
You will find out about any new offerings, special discounts, and other news when you do. 
Its easy to do - and your information is always kept private - It will never be shared!
You don't need to worry about too many emails coming your way, either - I only have time to send about 1 per month!  

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Forest Secrets, 6.5 x 9" Oil Pastel on Illustration Board
©2015, Helen Read 
Matted in white and ready to frame in 11 x 14" frame
$60.00
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax)


 

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Monday, January 26, 2015

Watercolor - Coastal Water Sunset

Coastal Water Sunset, 6x4" watercolor on paper
©2015 Helen Read 
$40.00
matted in white to fit an 8x10" frame
(Please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax.) 

 


Thursday, January 8, 2015

2 New paintings - Same location, 2 media used



Along the Roadside,  7.5 x 7.5 oil pastel on illustration board
©2015  Helen Read
matted in white and ready to frame in a 12x12" frame
$60.00
(please add $10.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax) 


 
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Dappled Light - Roadway, 8x6" watercolor on Yupo
©2015 Helen Read 
matted in white and ready to frame in a 12 x 10" frame 
$80.00
(Please add $12.00 shipping in the US, IL residents please add 8.25% sales tax.)